ISS Unit 2 Test Review 2025

According to the Enlightenment Philosophers where does a government's power come from?

• Those who are governed

• The Upper Class (Nobles)

• The Divine Right of Kings

• A Strong Military Force

According to the 6th Amendment, everyone accused of a crime should receive a fair and speedy trial by an impartial jury. What does that mean?

• People accused of crimes should have a trial with jurors and it should happen quickly

• Trials should happen in secret if the judge thinks the person is guilty

• Only one person (a judge) should be able to determine whether the accused is guilty.

• All juries should have a minimum number of 20 people.

The first part of the Constitution is called the _____.

• Preamble

• Articles

• Amendments

• Laws

The ​ (a)   states the reasons for ​ (b)   the constitution

• Preamble
• establishing
• Bill of Rights
• Articles
• cancelling
• re-wording

Which statement expresses an idea of the Enlightenment?

• The king is sacred and answers only to God.

• History is a continuous struggle between social classes.

• Those who are the most fit will survive and succeed.

• All individuals have natural rights.

According to the ​ (a)   , the law applies to everyone, even those who govern. ​

• Rule of Law
• 3rd Amendment
• Bill of Rights
• 1st Amendment

To prevent tyranny, the authors of the Constitution drew on Montesquieu's concept of ​ (a)  

• separation of powers.
• supremacy of the nobility.
• religious liberty.
• universal suffrage.

The purpose of the system of checks and balances is to prevent

• any branch from becoming too powerful

• people from losing their rights

• states from losing more power

• the government from changing the Constitution

To prevent tyranny, the authors of the Constitution drew on Montesquieu's concept of _____.

• Religious Liberty

• Supremacy of the Nobility

• Separation of Powers

• Universal Suffrage

A sentence of life imprisonment for running a red light is an example of:

• Due Process

• Eminent Domain

• Double Jeopardy

• Cruel and Unusual Punishment