Unit 1 Review

Based on the reading, how did Montesquieu effect the US constitution?

• Government is organized into three branches.

• President can veto bills

• A bill of rights was added to specify individual rights.

• Two separated representative bodies must approve all laws.

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?

• Rule by the majority

• Social contract

• Natural rights

• Divine right

Which of the following enlightenment philosophers created the idea for unalienable rights?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Moses

• Blackstone

Which philosopher thought that without law and a monarchy there would be chaos?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Jen-Jacques Rousseau

In an oligarchy, who runs the government?

• dictator

• elected officials

• monarch

• small group of people

A system of government that gives the states most of the power.

• Confederal

• Federal

• Unitary

• Parliamentary

Which is a true statement about federalism?

• The national and state governments share power.

• The national government holds all the power.

• The state governments hold all the power

• The states can declare war and coin money.

Which is a true statement about the image?

• Unitary systems have strong central governments and confederations have weak central governments

• Unitary systems have strong central governments and so do confederations.

• Unitary systems give states more power than a confederation does.

• Unitary systems a weak central governments and confederations have strong central governments

In the 2020 election, people voted for either Joe Biden or Donald Trump to be President. This is an example of which form of government?

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Autocracy

• Anarchy

In 1959 Fidel Castro took control of Cuba and ruled until his death in 2016. Castro embraced Communism and along with this form of government suppressed the freedom of the Cuban people.

• Autocracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy