Fast & Curious - Forms of Government

According to Thomas Hobbes, why do individuals enter into the social contract & surrender some of their freedoms to the government?

• To maintain social order and prevent a state of nature
• To establish a monarchy and maintain a hierarchical society
• To ensure equal distribution of wealth and resources
• To protect individual freedoms and rights

According to John Locke, what is the primary role of government?

• To enforce laws and regulations
• To provide healthcare and education
• To promote economic growth and development
• To protect people's natural rights to life, liberty, and property

" ________" is the idea that everyone, including the government, is accountable under the law.

• Individual rights

• Shared powers

• Rule of law

• Limited government

The United States government is divided into three branches - executive, legislative, and judicial. This is an example of what principle of government proposed in the Magna Carta?

• individual rights

• shared powers

• rule of law

• limited government

What is the significance of the Magna Carta? How did it change monarchy in England?

• The Magna Carta ended the monarchy in England and established a republic.

• The Magna Carta limited the power of the monarchy and established certain rights & liberties for the people.

• The Magna Carta had no impact on the monarchy in England.
• The Magna Carta increased the power of the monarchy.

How is power passed from one leader to another in a monarchy?

• by inheritance - the next king is the child of the previous king

• by revolution - a new leader seizes power by force

• by appointment - each king chooses his successor

• by election - voters choose the next king

In a constitutional monarchy, what role does the monarch typically play in the government?

• the monarch serves as a symbolic head of state with limited or ceremonial powers

• the monarch is the head of the government, responsible for passing laws

• the monarch is the head of the military and controls foreign policy

• the monarch has absolute power and makes all governmental decisions

In an absolute monarchy, the monarch has

• unlimited power

• no power

• power that is shared with a council

• power that is given by the military

In ancient Sparta's oligarchy, who had the most political power?

• a king

• a council of elders

• an assembly of all citizens

• women and enslaved people

Which term is associated with a leader blaming a specific group for a country's problems to maintain power?

• censorship

• scapegoating

• indoctrination

• democracy