Government Final Exam Spring 2022

Which of the following is an example of a form of government that includes one person instead of multiple people?

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Junta

Unlike John Locke, our Founding Fathers included all of the following as unalienable rights EXCEPT

• Life

• Liberty

• The pursuit of happiness

• Property

Which statement about Thomas Hobbes is FALSE?

• He believed people were wicked, selfish, and cruel and would act on behalf of their best interests

• The purpose of the government was to keep law and order

• Because people had no say in their government, they could do nothing if the monarch were abusive

• All of the above are true

Who believed that people were naturally good, born with a blank slate (called tabula rasa), and that people had the right to revolt against an abusive government?

• John Locke

• George Washington

• Thomas Hobbes

• Charles Montesquieu

Separation of powers results in a division of power into what branches of government?

• Executive, Judicial, and Legislative

• President, Senate, and County Judges

• House of Commons and House of Lords

• Mayor, Governor, and President

State courts are required to provide counsel in criminal cases due to the decision in

• Roe v. Wade

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• arbury v. Madison

• Miranda v Arizona

Prayer was ruled unconstitutional because of the...

• The establishment clause

• Separation of Church and State

• Popular Sovereignty

• The Free Exercise Clause

The Great Compromise settled the issue of representation by

• creating a two house legislature with equal representation in one house and representation based on population in the other.

• creating a two house legislature with representation based solely on population.

• creating a two house legislature with equal representation.

• creating a one house legislature with representation based on population. 

Taking certain steps before depriving people of life, liberty, or property is part of an individual’s

• Equal Protection

• Unalienable Rights

• Due Process

• Constitutionality

Which system of government includes representatives that are chosen by the people as leaders?

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

• Absolute Monarchy

• Dictatorship