Influences on American Government

A 'social contract' is an agreement between a government and its

• Leaders

• three branches of government

• citizens

• immigrant population

John Locke inspired the writing of this important document by Thomas Jefferson.

• Magna Carta

• US Constitution

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

John Locke believed that people had which type of rights?

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• Freedom of Speech, Religion & Press

• The Right to Bare Arms and the Right to a Trial by Jury

• Life, liberty, and property

The Baron de Montesquieu developed this idea of government

• bicameral legislature

• three branches of government

• unicamiral legislature

• the invisible hand

The Founding Fathers justified the American Revolution referring to the words of

• John Locke

• William Blackstone

• Moses

• Adam smith

Because they are religious in nature, the Bible had no influence on America's Founding Fathers or government do

• TRUE

• False

According to Montesquieu, the job of the executive branch is to

• judge the laws

• interpret the laws

• make the laws

• enforce the laws

The Constitution of the US is an example of

• natural rights

• statutes

• social contract

• sovereign rights

The US government gets its powers from

• the people of the US

• the founding fathers

• the Enlightenment thinkers

• the Constitution

A system of checks and balances is explained in the Declaration of Independence.

• True

• False