US Govt Quiz I

Of all of the Enlightenment-era thinkers we have talked about, which one's theory on the social contract between the ruler and the ruled would you say sounds the most viable? While this question is opinion-based, you will need to support your answer to gain full credit. Be sure to mention which theory you resonate most with!

Which of the following types of government best represents the government of the United States?

• Constitutional Republic

• Oligarchy

• Empire

• Confederal Republic

• Kingdom

Which of the following is an example of an ancient democracy?

• Han Dynasty of China

• Akkadian Empire

• Babylonia

• Athens (ancient city-state in Greece)

• Roman Republic (SPQR)

According to our chart, what kind of government or ruler did Thomas Hobbes view as needed and ideal in his work "The Leviathan?"

• Limited monarchy/government supported by popular assembly.

• Unlimited, indivisible, absolute government. People cannot oppose the ruler.

• Primitive, brutish, solitary, and short.

• Supported by the "General Will" of popular sovereignty.

• Supported by a man named "General Will."

Niccolò Machiavelli, in his famous (or rather infamous) book "The Prince," that we should not be surprised when politicians or elected leaders are acting unscrupulously since we elected them to be effective, not kind. To that end, he claimed:

• It is better to be feared than loved, if one cannot be both.

• It is the duty of the state to ignore acts of generosity and pursue self interests.

• Woe to the conquered.

• Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.

• I have nothing to give but blood, sweat, and tears for my homeland.

This Enlightenment thinker famously proclaimed that human beings were once "noble savages" before civilization and modernity tainted us and the only way to achieve balance in government is for the individual to surrender to the "General Will" of the collective society.

What time period was responsible for a rise in neo-classicism in Europe?

• The Renaissance

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Classical Age

• The Middle Ages

• The Enlightenment

Which of the following was NOT an Enlightenment-era thinker that we (or John Green) talked about?

• Charles Angles

• Baron de Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What is a "constitution?"

American colonists expressed their dissatisfaction with British taxation policies by kidnapping and attacking local tax collectors. What was their method of humiliation called?