test 2 civics

In a State of Nature, people ____.

• Lived under the control of a dictator

• Lived by the laws of their God

• Had a right to everything

• Live within their means and helped their neighbors

People give up rights in exchange for protection when they enter a ___.

• Gentleman Agreement

• Constitution Amendment

• Social Contract

• Government Declaration

Life, Liberty, and Property are ____ according to John Locke.

• Natural Rights

• Necessary Protection

• Natural Purpose

• Divine Characteristics

A ____ is a rulebook for a country’s government.

• Preamble

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration

Rule of Law means ___?

• The government has the right to create laws

• The laws created must protect citizen’s natural rights

• Laws can not be changed

• Everyone must follow the law

Separation of Power limits government by?

• Dividing power among several branches of government

• Giving more power to the people to make laws

• Giving the Federal and State governments different powers

• Dividing power among the Presidents Cabinet members

Which one of these is a way that government can be limited?

• A constitution

• Rights of the Minority

• Consent of the Governed

• All of the Above

Liberty means ___.

• Government respects everyone Natural Rights

• People want to be free as possible

• Everyone follows the laws

• There is no Government

What Big Idea can be described as: All people must follow the laws, and the laws should be enforced fairly.

• Self-Government

• Rule of Law

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

What Big Idea can be described as: People can make decisions on how their government should work.

• Self Awareness

• Due Process

• Federalism

• Self-Government