American Government Test 1 Review

What does it mean for a King to have Divine Right? 

• Rules by the power and blessing of God. 
• Rules by the suggestions of the people.
• Rules by listening to the Church to make decisions.
• The King is not really in power at all. 

What book did Hobbes write.

• Leviathan
• Harry Potter
• Social Contract 
• Boyle's Laws

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What was the name of Thomas Hobbes's book on government?

• Behemoth
• Gargantua
• Leviathan
• Colossus

According to Hobbes, people agreed to give up some __________________ in exchange for __________________ as part of the social contract.

• rights and power / protection
• food and shelter / weapons
• security and protection / freedom
• money / goods and services

John Locke's thinking influenced what American founder?

• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Jefferson

According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.

•  internal organs
• natural rights
• hopes and dreams
• traits and motivations

For both Hobbes and Locke, the social contract is an agreement between...

• plaintiff and defendant
• sovereign states
• companies and shareholders
• citizens and government

What does Locke believe the people have the right to do if the government fails to hold up its end of the social contract?

• People cannot question the government
• People can do what they want 
• People can revolt
• People have no say 

Locke believed that all people are born with 3 Natural Rights. What are those Natural Rights?

• Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
• Life, liberty and property
• Tabula rasa - born with a mind like a blank slate
• Protection from the Government

Which person believed that a strong central authority was the only way to avoid the evil of war.

• Hobbes 
• Locke
• Thomas Jefferson
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau