Government Unit 1 & 2 Review

The founding of the United States has traditional roots in Judeo-Christian teachings as well as philosophies developed primarily during the —

• Renaissance

• Reformation

• Enlightenment

• Commercial Revolution

Which rights listed in the Declaration of Independence are considered unalienable rights?

• Justice, freedom, equality

• Liberty, equality, fraternity

• Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

• Freedoms of speech, the press, assembly, and petition

Rights that cannot be taken away are known as:

• unalienable rights

• natural rights

• just powers

• consent of the governed

Which individual’s writings, noted for systemizing English common law, were studied by the early founders of the United States?

• Blackstone

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Moses

Which of the following amendments prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures by the government?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

Which political idea is based on the belief that citizens must be willing to give up some freedoms in exchange for the protection of rights?

• Divine right

• Natural rights

• Social contract

• Rule by the majority

How does the Ninth Amendment protect individual rights?

• Citizens receive due process during a criminal proceedings.

• Citizens can petition legislators for the redress of grievances.

• Citizens have rights that may not be listed in the Constitution.

• Citizens have the right to appeal a jury verdict to the Supreme Court.

Who believed in a separation of powers by dividing the government into separate branches?

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Hobbes

• Voltaire

How did the decision of Miranda v. Arizona impact due process for accused persons?

• Accused people must be made aware of their rights.

• Accused people must be held in jail until trial.

• Accused people do not have to worry about a trial.

• Accused people may post a bond to be released from pre-trial detention.

The Great Compromise was crucial to small states because

• it aided the economy

• without it they would have too much responsibility in the new government

• without it they would have no power in the new government

• it gave slaves 3/5th vote