2.1_Foundations of Government

By agreeing to the Mayflower Compact, the English Pilgrims created

• Due Process

• Self-Government

• Checks and Balances

• Natural Rights

Which of the following ideas is illustrated in this graphic and attributed to John Locke?

• Social Contract

• Separation of Powers

• Due Process

• Check and Balances

Which document limited the powers of English royalty even more and protected specific rights of the people in 1689?

• Mayflower Compact

• Social Contract

• English Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

Our government has 3 branches (legislative, executive, and judicial) that each has its own powers. What is this called?

• Check and Balances

• Natural Rights

• Separation of Powers

• Social Contract

John Locke's idea that all humans are born with and entitled to life, liberty, and property is called what?

• Natural Rights

• Social Contract

• Consent of the Governed

• Limited Government

Which Enlightenment Thinker did this quote come from?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

Which historical document first limited the power of the English monarchy in 1215?

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Social Contract

Upper class citizens in the ancient Roman Republic voted for and elected leaders to represent them in the Senate assembly. What type of government was this?

• Direct Democracy

• Limited Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Autocracy

According to John Locke, what should the people do if the government breaks the Social Contract?

• Rebel against it

• Move to another country

• Re-elect it

• Just deal with it

Which idea taught in the Jewish religion is one of the earliest foundations of democracy?

• Everyone is equal before the law.

• All elections should be free.

• Freedom of speech should be protected.

• Separation of church and state