Government Unit 1

Which event BEST fulfills the principles expressed in this excerpt? We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. —U.S. Declaration of Independence the Supreme Court decision overturning segregation during the 1950s

• True

• False

The country of Turkey has a system of government in which the power of the Executive branch is vested in a cabinet made up of members of the Legislature, all of whom are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature. This is describing what form of government?

• Parliamentary Democracy

• True

• False

Use the excerpt below to answer the question. . . . Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. —The Declaration of Independence, 1776 Based on this excerpt, which statement explains a basic belief of U.S. citizens?

• Established that the British monarchy was subject to the law

• True

• False

According to the philosophy of natural rights, a citizen is entitled to revolt against a government only when it attempts to take away the people's inalienable rights.

• True

• False

Which Enlightenment thinker believed that the people have the right to overthrow a tyrannical government?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• True

• False

Read the passage and answer the question that follows. In July 1848, hundreds of reformers gathered in Seneca Falls, NY, in order to organize and act in support of women's rights. Participants included Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Frederick Douglass. They signed a Declaration of Sentiments that stated in part, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal . . . ." The Seneca Falls Convention's Declaration of Sentiments illustrates the lasting impact of which of the following?

• the separation of the federal government into three branches

• True

• False

Which Enlightenment thinker directly influenced Thomas Jefferson's ideas about "right to revolution"?

• John Locke

• True

• False

Use the list to answer the question. English Bill of Rights • Guaranteed British citizens the right to petition • Recognized a British citizen's right to protection from excessive bail • ? Which BEST completes the list?

• Established that the British monarchy was subject to the law

• True

• False

Use the excerpt below to answer the question. No freeman is to be taken or imprisoned . . . or outlawed or exiled or in any way ruined, nor will we go against such a man or send against him save by lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land. To no-one will we sell or deny or delay right or justice. —Magna Carta, 1215 Which concept was established by the rights described in the excerpt?

• trial by jury

• True

• False

Use the excerpt below to answer the question. . . . Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government . . . —The Declaration of Independence, 1776 This excerpt is based on which philosophical argument?

• separation of powers

• True

• False