Foundation Quiz 24

“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. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” From what important document is the quote above taken?

• Articles of Confederation
• Bill of Rights
• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence

“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. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” According to the quote, what is the purpose of government?

• To protect the rights of the people
• Start revolutions
• Give happiness to all
• Give power to the creator of all

“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. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” The document clearly states that the powers of the government comes from

• The consent of the governed
• The King
• The Creator
• The principal

“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. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” According to that document, the people have certain basic rights

• Which only the government can give
• Which cannot be taken away
• Which exist for only a short time
• Which come from the King

“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. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” According to that document, the people have certain basic rights

• The Bill of Rights
• The Romans
• Baron de Montesquieu
• John Locke

The Declaration of Independence elaborates on the Enlightenment idea of

• natural rights.
• collective ownership.
• religious freedom.
• political equality.

Which of the following had the most power under the Articles of Confederation?

• the national government
• the state governments
• the Federalists
• the Antifederalists

Supporters of the Constitution were known as

• Anti Federalists
• Federalists
• Patriots
• Loyalists

This group of people were opposed to the Constitution because they believed it gave too much power to the government.

• Anti Federalists
• Federalists
• Loyalists
• Patriots

Which of the following reasons BEST explains why the Anti-Federalists wanted the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• They were afraid that without it, the people would have too much power
• They wanted to make sure that the Federalists were fairly treated
• They were afraid that if the rights of citizens weren’t written down, the government might become too powerful and ignore them
• They were afraid that without them, the government would be too weak to function properly
• Option 5