U.S. Government Test 1

What was the name of Thomas Hobbes's book on government?

• Behemoth
• Gargantua
• Leviathan
• Colossus

How did Hobbes sum up people's quality of life in a state of nature?

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• poor, nasty, brutish, and short
• fulfilling, long-lived, philosophical, and introspective
• scared, hungry, lonely, and cold

According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.

•  internal organs
• natural rights
• hopes and dreams
• traits and motivations

For both Hobbes and Locke, the social contract is an agreement between...

• plaintiff and defendant
• sovereign states
• companies and shareholders
• citizens and government

The phrase 'tabula rasa' means...

• empty table
• blank slate
• table of truth
• blank space

Locke's inalienable rights include...

• life, liberty, and property
• pizza, chipa, and soda
• life, property, and travel
• freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, and freedom of assembly

If the government fails to deliver according to Locke the people can _______. 

• People can not question the government
• People can do what they want 
• People can revolt
• People have no say 

What are the 2 parts of our Congress?

• The President and the Vice President

• House of Representatives and the Senate

• Pinky and the Brain

• Judicial Branch and Executive Branch

What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?

• Declare if laws are constitutional

• Enforce laws

• Make laws

• Calling Batman

Who can veto a law?

• Vice President

• Coach Cross

• Supreme Court

• President