Unit 1 Government Review

Which political idea is based on the belief that citizens must be willing to give up some freedoms in exchange for the protection of rights?

• ·        Divine right

• ·        Natural rights

• ·        Social contract

• ·        Rule by the majority

The founding of the United States has traditional roots in Judeo-Christian teachings as well as philosophies developed primarily during the —

•    Renaissance

•      Reformation

•    Enlightenment

•      Commercial Revolution

   

This principle, incorporated into the Declaration of Independence, is found in the written work of —

•      Thomas Hobbes

•    John Locke

•      Baron de Montesquieu

•    Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Which of the following Founding Fathers is remembered as both a strong supporter of central government as well as the principal author of the U.S. Constitution?

•      John Adams

•     Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

•      George Mason

In his service at the Constitutional Convention, Alexander Hamilton argued that the Founders should establish a government characterized by

•      a powerful aristocracy

•      a growing merchant class

•      a strong central authority

•     a loose confederation of states

The compromise that created popular representation in the House of Representatives created a debate about —

•     voting rights for women

•    counting enslaved people

•      protection of individual rights

•      citizenship for American Indians

Why is a written constitution important to limited governments?

•     It details the political theory that is the foundation of the political system.

• It ensures against corrupt, ineffectual, or ineffective leaders having power.

•      It provides the purposes of the government and defines the rights of citizens.

•   It outlines the responsibilities and role of political parties in the election process.

By adopting the Bill of Rights, the Founding Fathers demonstrated a belief in the importance of —

•      federalism

•     republicanism

• individual rights

• separation of powers

While the U.S. Constitution can be amended in various ways, which method has been used most often?

•     Proposed in Congress and ratified by state legislatures

•    Proposed in state legislatures and ratified by Congress

•    Proposed in Congress and ratified by state constitutional conventions

• Proposed in state legislatures and ratified by state constitutional conventions

Which of the following describes the connection among the beliefs listed in the box?

• They are principles reflected in the founding documents of the United States.

•    They are Judeo-Christian traditions that influenced the Founding Fathers beliefs.

• They are Enlightenment ideas that informed the debate between Hobbes and Locke.

•    They are ways in which the Declaration of Independence limited the power of government