icivics Sovereign State, Rule of Law, Limiting Government

According to John Locke, all of the following are natural rights except:

• life

• love

• liberty

• property

In his book Leviathan, Thomas Hobbs outlined his idea of a ________ between people and their government.

• sovereign

• state of nature

• social contract

• tabula rasa

The criteria for a state to be sovereign includes each of the following except:

• wealth

• population

• territory

• government

Which of the following is one of the four main roles of government?

• Retirement benefits

• Highway system

• FBI

• Keep order

Which of the following is a way the government exercises its role to Make Laws?

• People have freedom of speech

• Protect the Country

• Veterans' hospital

• Help Citizens

The rulebook for a country's government is called a:

• rule of law.

• separation of power.

• constitution.

• cool thing to have.

Which principle make sure that laws are fair, enforced, and that nobody is above the law?

• Rule of Thumb

• Constitution

• Separation of Power

• Rule of Law

Which principle of limiting government requires that the rights of small or unpopular groups are protected?

• Separation of Power

• Consent of the Governed

• Rights of the Minority

• Rule of Law

All of the following are reasons for European exploration except:

• guts

• glory

• God

• gold

Which of the following was not considered to be "gold" in North America?

• fortune

• forests

• furs

• farmland