GOV EOU #1 REVIEW

Which theory holds that the first governments formed as a result of people agreeing among themselves to submit to the authority of a state?

• Divine Right Theory
• Force Theory
• Social Contract Theory
• Evolutionary Theory

“In such condition there is no place for industry, because the fruit thereof is uncertain . . . no arts, no letters, no society, and, which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death, and the life of man solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”

—Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, 1651

What is the “condition” that Hobbes is talking about?

• The condition of wealth and prosperity
• The condition of peace and harmony
• The condition of state of nature
• The condition of civilization and progress

Jefferson (and John Locke) believed that governments derive their powers from 

• The consent of the governed
• The divine right of kings
• The power of the military
• The law of nature

"a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god." Is a definition for which form of government?

• Democracy
• Theocracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy

A form of government in which the power is held by a king or queen is called...

• Democracy
• Republic
• Monarchy
• Communism

A form of government in which the power is vested by the people is called...

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Autocracy
• Democracy

Which of the following is an example of a democracy

• United States of America
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• People's Republic of China
• United Arab Emirates

Which of the following documents is the supreme law of the land?

• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights
• Constitution
• Articles of Confederation

What does the Constitution do?

• Defines the structure of a government
• Gives the Federal government enough power to be effective

• Creates a weak central government

• Sets limits on government power

The purpose of the Declaration of Independance is to

• Declare war on Britain
• Establish a new religion
• Declare the independence of the United States from Britain
• Establish a new currency