Gov Unit 1 Test Practice

This principle, incorporated into the Declaration of Independence, is found in the written work of —

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

In what way did this idea expressed by Montesquieu influence the writing of the U.S. Constitution?

• The President has the power to veto any bill.

• Government is organized into three branches.

• A bill of rights was added to specify individual rights.

• Two separated representative bodies must approve all laws.

What resolution came about in response to the debate over legislative representation?

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

• The Article of Confederation

The compromise that created popular representation in the House of Representatives created a debate about—

• voting rights for women

• counting enslaved people

• protection of individual rights

• citizenship for American Indians

Which democratic principle of the U.S. Constitution is Madison describing?

• Republicanism

• Popular sovereignty

• Checks and balances

• Separation of powers

By adopting the Bill of Rights, the Founding Fathers demonstrated a belief in the importance of —

• federalism

• republicanism

• individual rights

• separation of powers

The Founding Fathers considered that the idea of natural law should be —

• similar to the divine right of kings

• naturally easy for all of society to agree upon

• made in accordance with long-held traditions

• based on justice and transcend man-made law

By using the phrase “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God” in the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson and the American Founders were arguing that —

• the Anglican Church did not have sole religious authority

• the British government was based on the divine-right theory

• the colonies had the right to independence because of natural law

• the colonies can establish a separate church free of government influence

The Declaration of Independence lists “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” as —

• state’s rights

• legislative duties

• unalienable rights

• governmental powers

The inclusion of the phrase “the Law of Nature and of Nature’s God” is most likely a reference to which of the following?

• All revolutions must be explained to the world.

• All governments, even tyrannical ones, are just.

• There is no standard by which to judge good versus bad governments.

• Establishing a new nation should be based on reason and moral principles.