Civics/Government review

Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the image?

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• social contract

• natural law

Which statement reflects the Enlightment ideas of government as expressed by Montesquieu?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which phrase completes the diagram?

• separation of powers

• economic freedom

• self-government

• individual rights

Based on this passage, how is the author's view reflected in the U.S. political system?

• The monarchy creates limited government.

• The monarchy supports self-government.

• Representatives are appointed.

• Representatives are elected.

What colonial concern led to the writing of the Declaration of Independenc?

• The king failed to tax the colonists.

• The king required the colonists to elect a monarch.

• The king denied the colonists the right to petition.

• The king denied the colonists representation in government.

Which action completes the diagram?

• Colonial agriculture trade increases.

• Colonial religious devotion increases.

• Colonial demand for political change increases.

• Colonial demand for military assistance increases.

Based on this statement, which of the following statements from the Declaration of Independence would John Locke agree?

• “He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States; for the purpose of obstructing the Laws of Naturalization of Foreigners…”

• “He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.”

• . “He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.”

• “He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”

How does the modern political system in the United States uphold the principles expressed in this statement?

• by allowing the U.S. House of Representatives to impeach the president

• by allowing federal judges to impeach members of Congress

• by allowing the president to impeach members of Congress

• by allowing the Senate to impeach the president

Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to Shays’s Rebellion?

• The national government lacked the power to regulate trade.

• The national government lacked a national court system.

• The national government lacked central leadership.

• The national government lacked the power to tax.

Why did the Framers include the Preamble as the introduction to the US Constitution?

• To ensure that the rights of the people were guaranteed

• To establish the goals and purposes of government

• To provide for the wellbeing of all citizens

• To ensure that people were free