Chapter 1 Government Test Practice questions

Belief in Natural Rights and that people are naturally good and in the Social Contract.

• Rousseau
• Macchiavelli
• Hobbes
• Montesquieu
• Locke

Believed in an educated society and that the government must follow the rules just like everyone else or the Rule of Law

• Rousseau
• Macchiavelli
• Hobbes
• Montesquieu
• Locke

Believed in a direct democracy or at least a majority rule.

• Rousseau
• Macchiavelli
• Hobbes
• Montesquieu
• Locke

Believed that rulers should rule with an iron fist, and wrote a book called The Prince about power and leadership

• Rosseau
• Macchiavelli
• Hobbes
• Montesquieu
• Locke

Believed that life was lived in a state of nature or survival of the fittest and that people were poor, nasty mean by nature because people are competing for resources. People need a strong ruler to control people and that is why they submit to the Social Contract..

• Rosseau
• Macchiavelli
• Hobbes
• Montesquieu
• Locke

Believed in the Social Contract. pick two.

• Rosseau
• Macchiavelli
• Hobbes
• Montesquieu
• Locke

Believed in the people's right to revolt if consent was no longer given to govern.

• Rosseau
• Macchiavelli
• Hobbes
• Montesquieu
• Locke

Believed in two types of republics, an aristocratic and a democratic republic because he believed in limited government

• Rosseau
• Macchiavelli
• Hobbes
• Montesquieu
• Locke

Which of the following ancient civilizations established a republican form of government?

• Roman
• Egyptian
• Greek
• Persian

During the 6th century B.C.E., the ancient Athenians divided the powers of their government between two assemblies and guaranteed certain political rights to all male citizens. How do these political reforms best illustrate how societies develop?

• by limiting the government authority
• by choosing government leaders
• by improving government services
• by reducing government expeditures