Civics First Semester Final Exam

How did Montesquieu's Enlightenment view of separation of powers influence the founding fathers?

• They created three separate branches of government

• They established separate government for each state

• They helped separate the british colonies from Britain

• They created a central government separate from each state.

How did the Magna Carta limit the power of the English monarchy?

• It abolished, or ended, the monarchy

• It created free elections for government.

• It led to creating a parliament to approve of new taxes

• It wrote a new constitution for the English government

What check does the U.S. Senate have on the president?

• veto legislation

• appointing judges

• declaring laws unconstitutional

• Impeachment power

What was the Anti-Federalists' greatest concern about ratifying the U.S. Constitution?

• The lack of a federal court system.

• The lack of a bill of rights.

• The lack of legislative veto power.

• The lack of a strong military

Which viewpoint was common among Anti-Federalists?

• There is no need for a separate Bill of Rights.

• The Constitution does not give enough power to the states.

• The Constitution will not strengthen the government.

• A strong national government will protect the people in times of crisis

What does the phrase "insure domestic tranquility" in the Preamble of the Constitution mean?

• Give land to the homeless

• Fight wars on foreign soil

• Keep the homeland at peace

• Provide citizens with insurance

According to Enlightenment thinker John Locke, what did natural law protect?

• Government, elections, and voters

• Speech, religion, and thought

• Life, Liberty, and Property

• People, Homes, work

This is when the people make an agreement to form a community and under which the government protects them in exchange for them obeying the government.

• natural law

• Social Contract

• Common sense

• Individual liberty

According to Enlightenment thinker John Locke’s social theory, what might happen if government passed unfair laws that violated natural law?

• Citizens should obey their government’s unfair laws.

• Citizens should be able to overthrow their government.

• Citizens should choose what laws they wanted to break.

• Citizens should not protest what laws their government passed.

"...That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."

Based on the excerpt, where should governments get their power?

• from Parliament

• from the king

• from the elected leaders

• from the people or citizens