Government Final Prep

Written by Thomas Jefferson and led to separation of church and state and served as a model for the 1st Amendment

• Leviathan

• Virginia Statute of Freedom

• Checks and Balances

• Social Contract

Document written by George Mason and served as a model/example for the U.S. Bill of Rights

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• English Bill of Rights

• Natural Laws

• Checks and Balances

The rights of Life, Liberty, and Property that John Locke talked about were

• Natural Laws

• Leviathan

• English Bill of Rights

• Separation of Powers

In Ancient Greece, Athens had the first _____ which greatly influenced the U.S. Government

• Republic

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

Ancient Rome set up a _____ where citizens elected representatives to rule.

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Democracy

Who wrote The Social Contract about the agreement between people and the government in which people gave up some freedom in order to have their rights protected?

• Voltaire

• George Bush

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

Which Enlightenment thinker believed that a strong government is needed to keep order?

• Voltaire

• Hobbes

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

The Pilgrims created the Mayflower Compact in order to -

• Show that they opposed representative government

• To establish an orderly community

• Reinforce the laws of England in a new colony

• Guarantee universal religious tolerance in the new community

What pamphlet convinced many American colonists to support independence from Great Britain?

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Maddison