1.4 Quiz

Which document contains this passage?

• U.S. Constitution

• English Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Based on the passage, which complaint against the king from the Declaration of Independence would Thomas Paine agree?

• Taking away religious rights

• Persecuting racial groups

• Persecuting immigrant groups

• Taking away political rights

What is one way that the ideas stated in the Declaration of Independence are evident today?

• Equal employment opportunity

• Voting rights amendments

• Selective service

• Term limits

Which colonial leader introduced the ideas of John Locke's "social contract" theory into the Declaration of Independence?

• John Hancock

• Thomas Paine

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

Which work publicized the concept of "natural rights," later found in the Declaration of Independence?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• John Locke's Two Treatises of Government

According to the Declaration of Independence, what was an "unalienable right" that all governments should protect?

• the right to social equality

• the right to personal liberty

• the right to religious equality

• the right to elect government officials

Which section of the Declaration contained this passage?

• its list of colonial grievances

• its justification of the conduct of the colonists

• its theory of government based on a social contract

• its announcement of American independence from Britain

Which statement best describes the role of government according to the Declaration of Independence?

• "The main purpose of government is to expand and glorify the state."

• "The main purpose of government is to protect the unalienable rights of individuals."

• "The main purpose of government is to protect the rights and privileges of his majesty, the king.

• "The main purpose of government is to promote the general welfare of the community by taking steps toward social equality."

According to the passage, what is the principal role of government?

• To promote greater social equality

• To protect the natural rights of citizens

• To glorify the ruler in the eyes of the creator

• To help individuals cooperate against the forces of nature

Which statement completes the diagram?

• Because governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, they are incapable of acting against the people.

• Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to take peaceful measures to alter these policies.

• Whenever any government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government.

• Because governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed, it is the obligation of the people to obey their government, whatever it commands.