Unit 1 Test: Foundations of Democracy

What is the primary purpose of government?

• a) To control resources
• b) To enforce military power
• c) To provide leadership and order
• d) To expand territory

Which of the following is NOT provided by a government?

• a) Leadership
• b) Anarchy
• c) Public services
• d) Economic security

The Divine Right Theory suggests that:

• a) Governments should be based on natural rights
• b) The right to rule comes from God alone
• c) People voluntarily surrender their freedom to the state
• d) Opposition to government is acceptable

Who believed in a social contract where people surrender freedom for security?

• a) John Locke
• b) Thomas Hobbes
• c) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• d) Adam Smith

Which system of government gives all key powers to the central government?

• a) Federal
• b) Confederate
• c) Unitary
• d) Democratic

Which philosopher emphasized natural rights in a social contract?

• a) Thomas Hobbes
• b) John Locke
• c) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• d) Adam Smith

Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that in a state of nature, people:

• a) Acted according to natural rights
• b) Always acted on basic urges
• c) Would form a monarchy
• d) Created a peaceful society

The Enlightenment was characterized by:

• a) Questioning authority and valuing reason
• b) Promoting absolute monarchy
• c) Advancing feudalism
• d) Ignoring individual freedoms

What is the essence of the Social Contract Theory?

• a) Governments are divinely ordained
• b) People agree to be governed for mutual benefit
• c) Economic equality is paramount
• d) Monarchs rule through consent of Parliament

The Enlightenment most directly influenced which event?

• a) The Magna Carta
• b) The American Revolution
• c) The establishment of feudalism
• d) The rise of absolute monarchy