2022-2023 1st Nine Weeks Review

(1.9 Moderate) Refer to the information in the box to answer the question.

Which founding principle is BEST expressed by these headlines?

• Separation of Powers

• Natural Rights

• Rule of Law

• Individual Rights

Refer to the quote.

What conclusion about the rule of law is BEST supported by this quote?

• The rule of law leads to tyranny.

• The rule of law is necessary for limited government.

• People in position of power do not have to enact fair laws.

• Freedom and the rule of law cannot exist together.

(1.1 Low) The idea of separation of powers can be attributed to which Enlightenment thinker?

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• Baron de Montesquieu

(1.1 Low) Which idea from John Locke influenced our Founding Fathers?

• Natural Rights

• Human Rights

• Representative Democracy

• Separation of Powers

(1.1 Low) How was John Locke’s social contract theory related to his belief in natural rights?

• He argued that natural law required the colonists to be given their independence.

• He argued that subjects had the right to rebel against a ruler who acted against natural law.

• He argued that God has especially chosen kings to rule over their subjects as part of nature.

• He argued that whatever the king did was good according to natural law.

(1.2 Moderate) How did both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights affect colonists' views on government?

• Both documents expanded the power of the monarchy.

• Both documents introduced the idea of self-government.

• Both documents introduced the idea of absolute monarchy.

• Both documents limited the government's power.

(1.2 Moderate) How did Thomas Paine's Common Sense influence the colonists' views?

• It gave them the idea that everyone is entitled to certain natural rights.

• It led them to create a government based on a separation of powers among different branches.

• It encouraged them to declare their independence from Great Britain.

• It established the idea that government power should be limited.

(1.2 Moderate) The diagram below shows that the colonists formed some of their political views from some historical documents.

Which idea completes the diagram?

• Separation of Powers

• Rule of Law

• Individual Rights

• Self-Government

(2.11 High) Refer to the image to answer the following question.

 

What is the primary goal of the propaganda poster above?

• decrease the number of troops in the military

• increase the number of troops in the military

• decrease support for the military

•  increase support for the military

(2.11 Moderate) Refer to the image.

 

Which of the following did this campaign poster use MOST effectively to convince voters to vote for Reagan?

• symbolism

• name-calling

• endorsement

• lobbying