Unit 1 Vocabulary- United States Government

Thomas Jefferson wrote which of the following documents?

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• US Constitution

What was the name of the document that governed the United States before the Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• the social contract

Which philosopher believed that it was necessary to separate government powers?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

According to John Locke, the natural rights that governments must protect are life, liberty, and what?

• The pursuit of happiness

• Property

• Income

• Privacy

What is a difference between John Locke and Thomas Hobbes?

• They both believed in the social contract

• John Locke denied that a state of nature exists

• Locke believed in rebellion while Hobbes did not

• Hobbes was French and Locke was English

The social contract is most directly related to what other term?

• State of nature

• democracy

• representative democracy

• Declaration of Independence

The US Bill of Rights is a part of what other document?

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Magna Carta

Thomas Hobbes had a negative view of humanity.

• True

• False

John Locke had a positive view of humanity.

• True

• False

According to the social contract, people give up their rights and power in order to gain protection from the government.

• True

• False