Government Unit 1 Test

Democracy means rule by the people. Which of the following is type of government that has democratic principles?

• Republic
• Dictatorship
• Oligarchy
• Absolute Monarchy

A country that chooses to divide power between its federal government and state or provincial governments is known as a

• Theocracy
• Communist state
• Unitary State
• Federal State

Identify TWO groups that the American Founding Fathers admired. This admiration is most likely due to both groups' representative governments and culture.

• Ancient Mesopotamia
• Ancient Greece
• Ancient Rome
• Ancient Mesoamerica

This English document, written in 1215, represents an early example of a ruler/king being placed "under the law" and  is seen as the foundation of individual rights in England and eventually the United States.

• Provisions of Oxford
• English Bill of Rights
• Petition of Right
• Magna Carta

This English document said the king could not raise taxes without the consent of Parliament and inspired the United States' Founding Fathers, leading to the American cry of "no taxation without representation."

• Provisions of Oxford
• English Bill of Rights
• Petition of Right
• Magna Carta

This joining of this Native American group, centered on New York, inspired founder Benjamin Franklin especially in regards to the idea of federalism. 

• Lakota Confederacy
• Cherokee Nation
• Nez Perce Reublic
• Iroquois Confederacy

What did Enlightenment thinker Thomas Hobbes claim was the best way to protect the rights of individuals.

• Separation of Church and State
• Separation of Powers
• Strong Centralized Government/Monarchy
• Democracy

Who came up with the idea of natural rights, as well he argued that the people in a society have the right to overthrow a government if it is violating their rights?

• Thomas Hobbes
• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau

What 18th century philosophical movement in Europe helped influence the American founding fathers?  

• Reformation
• Industrial Revolution
• Renaissance
• Enlightenment

All of the following thinkers from the Enlightenment era influenced the American founding fathers EXCEPT

• Thomas Hobbes
• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• James Monroe