Unit 1 Review 9th Gov

This system of government gives the key powers to the national government.

• Federal

• Socialist

• Confederacy

• Unitary

If a place is ruled by religion or religious doctrine it is a(n)

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Anarchy

• Monarchy

This is NOT a feature of all the states in today's world.

• Population

• Democracy

• Territory

• Government

Americans believe strongly that a balance should be struck between a majority rule and

• rule of law.

• compromise.

• protecting minority rights.

• civic participation.

Thomas Jefferson argued, in the Declaration of Independence that, if a government disregards the will of the people, the people are free to do which of the following?

• Stop paying taxes

• Change their government.

• Move to another country.

• Execute the king.

"All men are created equal," reflects the Founders' commitment to which principle?

• Majority Rule

• Individual worth

• Rule of Law

• Citizen participation

This man wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence.

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Which theory states that people joined together to form society and game up some rights for protection?

• Divine right of kings

• Natural Rights Philosophy

• Social Contract Theory

• Limited Government Theory

Which philosopher believed that a ruler with absolute power was best?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Charles Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

Which political philosopher wrote in Second Treatises of Civil Government that government's power should be limited so that it could NOT take away the natural rights of citizens?

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean Jacques Rousseau