Ch. 4 Foundations of Gov't

What are the three inalienable rights that all people have?

• Food, Shelter, and Clothing
• Life, Liberty and Death
• Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

What is the main purpose of government?

• To protect the rights of the people
• To protect the life of people's things
• To give people things

The phrase "No Taxation without Representation" was shouted by colonist who felt what?

• They needed a tax collector
• That they had no voice in Parliment
• That they wanted their tax check
• That Parliament had heard them

What is an agreement between people and the government?

• Consent
• Natural Rights
• Social Contract
• Voting

According to the social contract theory, where does the government get its power?

• "the legislature"
• "the laws of nature"
• "the consent of the governed"
• the King of England

The idea of Natural Rights can be attributed to who?

• George Washington
• Adam Smith
• John Locke
• Thomas Jefferson

What does it mean to say we have "separation of powers?"

• We divide power between the three Branches
• The President doesn't work with the Courts
• Congress doesn't work with the President
• We divide the two Houses of Congress

What is Popular Sovereignty?

• The idea that people empower government
• The majority vote for a national election
• The concept that populations determine the size of the state
• The theory that popular presidents held more power

Which clause states that the Constitution, laws and treaties of the national government are the “supreme law of the land.”

• Extradition Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Full Faith & Credit Clause

• Privileges & Immunities Clause

Definition: The people are the source of any and all governmental power.

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

• Consent of the Governed

• Representative Government