OFA US Check in 2

Thomas Jefferson incorporated John Locke’s idea of the social contract theory in the Declaration of Independence because this idea

• justified the overthrow of a government that denied individual liberties

• considered economic rights more important than inalienable rights

• supported the divine right of kings

• called for a gradual change of government

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. __________________________

A. Magna Carta

B. House of Burgesses

C. Town meetings

D. John Locke

• Ideas of Social Darwinism

• Basis of British Mercantilism

• Contributions to American Literature

• Influences on United States Constitutional Government

John Locke’s theory of natural rights, as reflected in the Declaration of Independence, states that

• government is the source of all individual rights

• power should be concentrated in the monarchy

• power to govern belongs to the people

• individual liberties are best protected by a strong government

Which feature must a nation have to be considered a democracy?

• a set of laws

• elected judges to conduct trials

• a strong president

• citizen participation in government

The primary purpose of the Articles of Confederation was to

• provide tax revenues for the national government

• establish the basic framework of the national government

• give the national government the power to regulate interstate commerce

• establish the supremacy of the national government over the states