Semester Exam - Spring 2021

What is Social Contract Theory?

• A government that evolves and adapts over time

• The government rules by force

• An agreement between the government and the people

Thomas Jefferson said we have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. What are these 3 rights called?

• States Rights

• Inalienable Rights

• Bill of Rights

The Declaration of Independence states that governments get their power from

• Consent of the governed

• Taking over by force

• Divine Right

Choose the TWO options that are protected by the 1st Amendment.

• Speech

• Due Process

• Bear arms

• Religion

The 5th Amendment had an impact on Miranda v. Arizona

• True

• False

What is a Republic?

• Direct rule by the people

• Rule through representatives

• Total control by a ruler

Why did Anti-Federalists demand a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution?

• The ensure their rights would be protected

• To help their businesses

• To strengthen centralized government power

Federalists believed in a weak central government with states holding most power.

• True

• False

Who officially chooses the president in the United States?

• House of Representatives

• Popular vote

• Electoral College

What is a Direct Democracy?

• Rule through representatives

• Direct rule by the people

• Total control by a ruler