Foundations and Formations of Government Test 2023

Which of the following statements describes a protection granted by the English Bill of Rights.

• If an individual is charged with a crime, they are given a jury trial to determine whether or not they are guilty.
• The 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920 which secured the right to vote for women.
• An English monarch is limited in their ability to create laws and make decisions for the people.
• Individuals have certain rights that are not given to them by their government.

The people who came to the American colonies in the 17th century had already been exposed to the idea of limited government thanks mainly to

• The Magna Carta
• The Constitution
• The Council of Trent
• The Code of Hammurabi

Regarded as the first written, codified system of laws, _______________ established a system of strict justice.

• The Magna Carta
• The Constitution
• The Council of Trent
• The Code of Hammurabi

Signed at Runnymede in 1215, this document was the first to successfully limit the power of the monarch.

• The Petition of Right
• The Magna Carta
• The English Bill of Rights
• The US Constitution

Which of the following governments would Thomas Hobbes have favored?

• Absolute Monarchy
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Direct Democracy
• Republic

According to ___________________, if the government is no longer working for the people, then the people have the right to overthrow the government and create a new government.

• Thomas Hobbes
• John Locke
• Jean Jacques Rousseau
• Baron de Montesquieu

Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence was directly influenced by the quotation?

• "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal ..."
• "...they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness..."
• "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed ..."
• "That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it ..."

Which of the following statements best describes the Social Contract Theory?

• People of a country have total and unlimited freedom to do whatever they please
• People of a country believe that their ruler has been given the power to rule over them from a god or a group of gods
• The ruler of a country has total and absolute power over every person in the country
• People in a society give up some of their rights in order to receive government protection

Which of the following describes Great Britain's policy regarding the colonies prior to the French and Indian War?

• Great Britain allowed the colonies to govern themselves while still reaping financial benefit
• Great Britain asserting governing control over the colonies
• Great Britain provided the French and Native Americans with military help in defeating the colonists' military advances
• Great Britain provided the Native Americans with military help to defeat the French and the colonists

One of the major philosophical principles in the Declaration of Independence was that of

• natural rights.
• freedom of speech.
• abolition of slavery.
• separation of powers.