1.2, 1.4, & 1.1 Pre-Quiz

The chart below shows principles underlying America’s founding ideas on law and government.

• 1. Centralization of power

• 1. Free public education

• 1. Guaranteed income

• 1. Equality of mankind

Which characteristic of the U.S. government was developed from Montesquieu’s idea that no single branch should be more powerful than another?

• rule of law

• natural law

• social contract

• separation of powers

Which statement identifies and important influence of ancient Greece on the founders of the American constitutional republic?

• The founders adopted democratic principles.

• The founders based their laws on ethical ideas of justice.

• The founders established a representative form of government.

• The founders created a government with separation of powers.

1. Use the quotation below to answer the question.

“To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving

their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

—excerpt from the Declaration of Independence

Which Enlightenment idea is expressed in this statement?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s theory of divine right

• James Madison’s view of individual liberty

• Baron de Montesquieu’s theory of separation of power

• John Locke’s idea of the social contract

Which principle is included in the original U.S. Constitution?

• Capitalism

• Rule of law

• Right to trial

• Confederalism