Civics Exam 1 Part 1

The writings of the 18th century created a philosophical revolution that was known as ?

• The Age of Enlightenment

• The Consent of the Governed

• The Age of Aquarius

• The Reformation

What proposal at the Constitutional Convention included a unicameral legislature with equal representation?

• The Presidential Election Compromise

• The Connecticut Compromise

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

What concept is best defined by the idea that a government's legitimacy and moral right to use state power is justified and lawful only when consented, or agreed to, by the people over which that political power is exercised?

• Consent of the Governed

• Anacyclosis

• Federalism

• Absolute Monarchy

What term means the ruling power is divided among the central/national government and its various state governments?

• Federalism

• Polity

• Ratification

• Confederation

 What was the name for the British policies which forced colonists to increase production of raw goods while increasing their taxes on those and other goods?

• Suffrage

• Mercantilism

• The Invisible Hand

• Due Process

• Popular Sovereignty

WHich of the following was the British response to eht Boston Tea Party?

• The Quartering Act

• The Coercive Acts

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Tea Act

In what document did colonial delegates appeal to King George III for reconciliation only to be answered by the King with charges of treason?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Olive Branch Petition

• The Magna Carta

• Common Sense

Based upon your knowledge o the various historical governments, choose which of the following is best associated with direct democracy and town meetings?

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Adam Smith

• Due Process

A direct democracy is not practical in this country because?

• there are not enough US citizens

• suffrage would prevent direct democracy

• people come here from too many countries

• too many people would have to vote on too many issues.

Which of the following philosophers would have been most likely to believe that it was government’s role to preserve the will of the people through the use of democracy?

• Voltaire

• Hobbes

• Rousseau

• Aristotle