Roots of American Democracy

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Roots of American Democracy

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the hypothetical agreement between a citizenry and its government whereby the individual exchanges freedoms for protection?

social contract

liberty agreement

Bill of Rights

freedom compact

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Rousseau, who should have sovereignty?

The people

The king

The aristocracy

None of the above

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Enlightenment thinker is credited with having first posited the “natural” rights of life, liberty, and property?

Thomas Jefferson

John Locke

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Thomas Hobbes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What form of government transmits authority according to the rules of family lines?

Monarchy

Communism

Democracy

Anarchy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For Rousseau, the first model of political society was based on the most ancient of all societies, which is...

The village

The family

The tribe

None of the above

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a common motivation for the creation and ratification of a constitution?

To formally map out the power structures of the government

To establish the basic rule of law

To provide a framework for law enforcement

All of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the British government rule in its North American colonies?

Parliament passed laws to control trade

Parliament appointed governors.

British military personnel were quartered in the Thirteen Colonies.

All of the above

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