Unit I A Intro to American Government

Which of these is not a branch of government?

• Legislative

• Administrative

• Judicial

• Executive

The philosopher who believed in "natural rights" and the "social contract" was...

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Benjamin Franklin

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a "State"?

• Population

• Territory

• Democracy

• Sovereignty

• Government

When one person or a small group claims control over an area and forces all within it to submit to their rule, this is known as ......

• the Force Theory

• the Evolutionary Theory

• the Divine Right theory

• the Social Contract Theory

What does Locke mean when he suggests the "social contract"?

• We should all share our social media contact info

• States arose out of a voluntary act of free people

• No one can break a law without facing life in prison or the death penalty

• School is optional...you've been tricked into going all these years

The executive branch....

• enforces the law

• writes the law

• interprets the law

The power of government that relates to interpreting laws and settling disputes

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Without government, there would be "continual fear and danger of violent death and the life of man would be poor, nasty, brutish, and short. What does this describe?

• Social Contract

• State of nature

• The Force Theory

• Sovereignty

Which two theories led to the rise of the democratic state?

• Force Theory and Divine Theory

• Divine Theory and Evolutionary Theory

• Social Contract Theory and Divine Theory

• Social Contract Theory and Evolutionary Theory

When a population in a given place gives up some power to a government needed to promote the well being of all.

• Social Contract

• State of Nature

• Divine Right

• Unionization