AMSCO 1.1 AP Gov Review

Which document did the Pilgrims draft to ensure their survival and self-governance when they landed in Massachusetts in 1620?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Mayflower Compact

• The United States Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

What philosophical principles did the Declaration of Independence apply to provide a foundation for a government with protected rights?

• Romanticism

• Enlightenment philosophy

• Realism

• Transcendentalism

According to Enlightenment thinkers, what is the true source of governmental power?

• Monarchs

• The military

• The people

• The clergy

What did Enlightenment thinkers argue should happen if a government violated the understood compact with the people?

• The government should be overthrown

• The people could take the power back

• The government should be re-elected

• The people should move to another country

What was the basis of the agreement in the Mayflower Compact?

• Economic prosperity

• Christian morals and the God-given right to self-rule

• Military strength

• Trade and commerce

Who wrote the famous work "The Leviathan"?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

According to Thomas Hobbes, what is the result when humans live in "a state of nature"?

• Peace and harmony

• Anarchy and war

• Economic prosperity

• Technological advancement

What did John Locke argue in his "Second Treatise of Civil Government"?

• That natural law is the law of God and acknowledged through human sense and reason

• That an absolute sovereign is necessary for societal order

• That humans are naturally solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short

• That the separation of powers is essential in government

What is the key human problem outlined by Jean-Jacques Rousseau in "The Social Contract"?

• Humans are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler

• Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains

• Humans are naturally cooperative and peaceful

• Man is inherently evil and needs strict laws

What concept did Rousseau envision in "The Social Contract"?

• Absolute monarchy

• Popular sovereignty

• Divine right of kings

• Technocratic governance