The idea of Natural Rights can be attributed to who?

• George Washington
• Adam Smith
• John Locke
• Thomas Jefferson

Locke argued that we had 3 main natural rights. What are they? (Select 3)

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Property

According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?

• Overthrow the government

• Petition the government for their rights

• Nothing, the people don't have rights

John Locke helped to create which contract theory?

• Society of the Banana contract Thoery

• Social Contract Theory

• Natural Contract Theory

• Rights Contract Theory

What role did the government have, according to John Locke?

• Protect the people's natural rights

• Take away people's natural rights

• Help determine the people's natural rights

What is the main purpose of government?

• To protect the rights of the people
• To protect the life of people's things
• To give people things

What is an agreement between people and the government?

• Consent
• Natural Rights
• Social Contract
• Voting

According to the social contract theory, where does the government get its power?

• "the legislature"
• "the laws of nature"
• "the consent of the governed"
• the King of England

Legislative (makes the laws) Congress
Executive (carries out the laws) President
Judicial (interprets the laws) Supreme Court and lower courts

• Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances
• Popular Sovereignty

Each branch of government checks each other to keep a balance of power.

• Checks and Balances
• Judicial Review

• Separation of Powers