Dillard's Foundations of American Government Review

How many people rule in a government of Oligarchy?

• A small group

• A king or queen

• A large group

Replace the underlined word with the best synonym:

"that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"

• temporary

• undeniable

• forced

• approval

Replace the underlined word with the best synonym:

"For imposing unfair Taxes on us without our Consent"

• approval

• temporary

• enforcing

• free from

In the American Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson writes the following:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."

Within this text, the word "unalienable" most closely means what?

• Not available to those from other nations

• Unable to be taken away from a person

• Unable to be used by a foreigner to the United States

• Unable to be used by a person unless granted permission

What was a result of the French and Indian War that eventually led to the American Revolution?

• Britain began to exert greater control over the colonies, resulting in the loss of elements of self-government.

• Britain ordered the withdrawal of troops from the colonies, resulting in concerns about defense and security.

• Britain relinquished control of territory to France, resulting in a lack of confidence in British leadership.

• Britain refused to share in the costs of the war, resulting in major economic struggles in the colonies.

The Stamp Act required stamps to be placed on ___.

• everyone's forehead

• all paper documents

The primary goal of the Sons of Liberty was to force all British stamp agents and tax collectors to ___.

• collect more taxes

• resign

What did Hobbes describe people as?

• kindhearted

• mean

• generous

• selfish

Hobbes' book was called...

• Qur'an

• Leviathan

• Odyssey

• Don Quixote

In Hobbes' mind, who should be in charge?

• king

• pope

• queen

• himself