Foundations of U.S. Government

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Analyze the quote below. According to the quote, which Enlightment thinker supports this statement?
“When the legislature and the executive are united in the same person….there can be no liberty…”
Thomas Paine
Barron de Montesquieu
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Analyze the image. What system of government does it represent?
Unitary
Confederalism
Federalism
Democracy
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary goal of the Enlightenment Thinkers ?
pursue strict obedience to religious scripture and in governmental affairs
not have government in full political control of the colonist
adhere to traditional social customs and full control of the colonist.
emphasize governmental structures based on strict religion and limited government.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Mayflower compact established what form of government?
Direct Democracy
Republic
Representative Democracy
Democracy
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What form of government is supported by the quote below?
“Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
—President Abraham Lincoln, 1863
Republic
Unitary
Dictatorship
Absolute Monarchy
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the statement below, which constitutional guarantee is most related to the Magna Carta?
“No freeman shall be taken, or imprisoned, . . . or in any way harmed . . . save by the lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land. . . .
To none will we sell, to none deny or delay, right or justice.”
—Magna Carta, 1215
Right to bear arms
Right to vote
Rights of the accused
Right to representation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the statement below, which statement reflects the Enlightenment ideas of government as expressed by Montesquieu?
The statements below are from the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights.
1) That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man hath a right to demand ... evidence in his favor, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury ...
2) That the legislative, executive, and judiciary department shall be separate and distinct... 3) That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained ...
4) That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state ...
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