Semester 1 Final Exam

The idea of separation of powers is associated with

• John Locke

• Baron von Montesquieu

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

According to John Locke, when a government fails to protect natural rights the people

• have the right to abolish their government

• should write laws to protect natural rights

• should be protected and give government the chance to reform

• have the right to riot, burn, and pillage

Which of the following are NOT similarities of the American and French Revolutions

• they all occurred in the late 18th century

• they were inspired by enlightenment ideas

• they were inspired by Karl Marx

• when the common people in a country unite they have the ability to overthrow an oppressive government

The American Revolution was motivated by the enlightened idea

• Of a distinct class system

• That all men are created equal

• Of the rightful rule of a monarch

• That government needs central authority

The U.S. Constitution calls for the U.S. government to be separated into what three branches?

• legislative, executive, and judicial

• legislative, executive, and congressional

• executive, fiscal, and judicial

• None of the above answers

Which of these was a stated desire of the American colonists to separate from Britain?

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

The United States Bill of Rights was added to what document?

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• U.S. Constitution

• Declaration of Rights of Man

This first democratic document in that was designed to limit the power of the monarch was

• Declaration of Independence

• English Bill of Rights

• U.S. Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

When members of the Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath at the start of the French Revolution, they were attempting to

• establish a military government

• draft a new national constitution

• restore the king to power

• persuade Napoleon to take power

Under the Old Regime in France, the burden of paying taxes fell largely on the

• nobles and middle class

• first estate

• third estate

• peasants and clergy