US Unit 1

The power to enforce the laws belongs to what branch of government

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Supreme Court

Which of the following is not a grievance of the colonists?

• Unfair taxes placed upon goods

• Colonists having to house British soldiers in their homes

• The closing of Boston trade and ports

• Representatives asking colonists what they wanted

The social contract theory comes from...

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• Voltaire

The Declaration of Independence is a...

• list of complaints the King had with the colonists

• An explanation of the Enlightenment

• list of complaints the colonists had with the King

• Treaty requests for Britain

Which of the following is not a thought from John Locke

• Citizens have the right to overthrow their government if it is treating them poorly

• Judges should be selected for the government by the people

• People have unalienable rights

• Separation of powers

One idea of Enlightenment philosopher John Locke that found its way into the Declaration of Independence is that

• A government must have two separate branches

• grievances against the English monarchy are justified

• an individual's rights can't be taken away from them by the government

• people create a contract with government to protect their natural rights

Why is the Northwest Ordinance important?

• It explains how states will enter the Union

• It divides western lands

• It explains what will happen to the future of slavery in the United States

• It gives us California

Which Enlightenment idea calls for the people and the government to agree; the people agree to give up some freedoms and the government will agree to protect the people

• natural rights
• separation of powers
• social contract
• limited government

The Declaration of Independence is

• a list of colonists' grievances against the King
• a list of colonists' names who did not like Great Britain
• a list of suggestions on how to improve the British government
• a declaration of war against the British

The first constitution of the United States was called

• the U.S. Constitution
• the Declaration of Independence
• the Articles of Confederation
• the Northwest Ordinance