POLS 101 Midterm Review

A Social Contract is

• an agreement between people and their government

• What you have to sign to get a subscription for government services

• The belief that a government should have unlimited power

• The terms and conditions to use Twitter

Which answer illustrates limited government?

• The speed limit on the highway

• The president vetoing a bill congress passed

• The president declaring himself king

• Rated R movies that limit the audience to 17 and older

Senators serve 2 year terms

• True

• False

"Unalienable rights" listed in the Declaration of Independence include

• fighting for your right to party

• The right to defeat King George

• Driving on the right side of the road

• Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Hapiness

According to the Declaration, where does the government get its power?

• from Congress

• The Military

• The People

• From China

The United States is considered a Democratic Republic or Republican Democracy

• True

• False

Why did the colonists decide to declare independence?

• King George III had become a tyrant

• so we could conquer Canada

• The French colonies said it was a good idea

• to reduce risk in the stock market

How did showing that the colonies were a totally independent country help the war effort?

• it fortified the trenches on the battlefield

• it gave the generals a strategic advantage

• it allowed us to throw the Boston Tea Party

• it made it easier for the French and other governments to loan the US money

Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness are also known as

• Good Ideas

• Threats to Humanity

• Natural Rights

• The basis of Russian Society

Thomas Hobbes said without government

• society is perfectly structured

• you can save money on taxes

• the king could rule perfectly

  
  

• man is in a state of war and chaos