Foundation & Principal of American Government Part 1 Review

The primary author of the Declaration of Independence was

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

Whose ideas had the greatest impact on the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke

• Aristotle

• Cesare Beccaria

• King George

Which of these was NOT one of the natural rights listed by John Locke?

• Life

• Liberty

• Property

• Happiness

According to the Declaration of Independence who institutes or creates governments?

• The King

• The People

• The Pope

• The President

What is the government system of the United States?

• representative democracy

• monarchy

• direct democracy

• constitutional dictatorship

According to John Locke, what fundamental element makes government legitimate?

• freedom

• civil liberties

• limited government

• consent of the people

Which of the following political ideas comes from Montesquieu?

• constitutional monarchy

• natural rights

• separation of powers

• anarchy

what document served as a charter to protect human liberty and certain traditional rights which could not be violated by the King of England?

• Declaration of Independence

• Leviathan

• Spirit of Laws

• English Bill of Rights

Which political thinker first believed in the social contract theory and that people did not have the right to break that contract?

• Jefferson

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Montesquieu

What document established the government system for the 13 original colonies?

• The Magna Carta

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation