Gov Unit 1 Quiz

The type of government where citizens elect others to make the government decisions on their behalf is called:

• Direct Democracy

• Republican Democracy

He supported the idea of natural rights of life, liberty and property.

• Rousseau

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Hobbes

According to John Locke, from where does the authority to govern come?

• Power

• God

• The People

• Aliens from Mars

People are naturally “brutish” and need order, and it is up to the monarch (whose power is not divine) to keep peace.

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Locke

He believed that people created the government, and the power to rule rests with the people – if the government does not fulfill the social contract, it is up to them to change or replace the government.

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Hobbes

He believed that all men are created equal and that people enter a social contract to live peacefully with each other.

• Locke

• Rousseau

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

He promoted the idea of separating powers of government into three branches

• Montesquieu

• Locke

• Rousseau

• Hobbes

The two ancient civilizations which had the most influence on American Government were:

• Egypt and China

• Athens and Egypt

• Rome and Athens

• China and India

Which of the Enlightenment philosophers would have most likely supported the rise of dictators in the 20th century?

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Rousseau

Which of the following is NOT an element of the Social Contract Theory?

• people agree to obey laws in return for protection of rights and property

• if the government breaks the social contract, the people have the right to overthrow the government

• the power to govern comes from the people

• the only legitimate form of government is a democracy