Government Final Exam Review

True or False: Hobbes’ Law of nature are rules that are created through reason and logic.

• True

• False

Rights that cannot be taken away; they are rights that we are born with and have simply because we are human

• Undeniable Rights

• Individual Rights

• Unalienable Rights

• Irreplaceable Rights

Which is not listed in the Declaration of Independence as an unalienable right?

• Life

• Liberty

• Religion

• Pursuit of Happiness

What are two key aspects of the Great Compromise

• Each state will be represented based on population in the Senate

• Each state will have two House Representatives

• Each state will have two senators

• Each state will be represented based on population in the House of Representatives

"Restrict the power of government"

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Limited Government

• Individual Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

"A government in which the people rule"

• Individual Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

"People exercise their power by voting for their political representatives"

• Republicanism

• Checks and Balances

• Limited Government

Which of the following is the best definition of Checks and Balances?

• Power divided between 3 branches of government

• Each branch has power over the other to keep them from becoming too powerful

• It has to do with money and scales

• Everyone must follow the law

"the division of basic government roles into branches"

• Individual Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Powers