Origins of Government Test

Which Enlightenment thinker argued that all people were born equal and had natural rights to life, liberty and property?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

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Which Enlightenment idea is represented in the image?

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• social contract

• natural law

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Which community action demonstrates the Judeo-Christian influence in the United States today?

• babysitting for a neighbor

• attending a town hall meeting

• cleaning up a local playground

• becoming informed before voting

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Why did the Founding Fathers separate the power to make, enforce and interpret laws between different branches of government?

• to prevent one branch from becoming too powerful

• to make the national government stronger

• to increase the power of the presidency

• to ensure Congress would act according to the will of the people

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The quote below is from a historical document. "...that it is the right of the subjects to petition the king and all prosecutions {punishment} for such petitioning are illegal..."

-English Bill of Rights

Which of the following best explains this sentence?

• If people complain to the king, they should be punished.

• Only British citizens can complain to the king and Parliament

• People have the right to complain to the king without fear of retaliation.

• People can send complaints to the king, but they must be limited to certain topics.

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Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the headline?

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• self-government

• consent of the governed

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How was democracy in ancient Greece different from democracy in the Roman Republic and the United States?

• Greece had representative democracy.

• Greece had a written constitution.

• Greece had direct democracy.

• Greece had secret ballot voting.

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What concept about the law did Rome develop with the Twelve Tables that was also incorporated into American government?

• Citizens can read laws to be better informed when they give legislators feedback.

• Citizens can read laws to better understand their rights.

• Citizens can learn the law so that they can file complaints in court.

• Citizens can learn the law to ensure that the rule of law is being upheld.

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What pamphlet criticized British rule and fanned the flames of revolution?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Common Sense

• Two Treatises of Government

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The Founding Fathers divided the power to make, enforce and interpret laws between the three branches of government. What might have happened if they had given all these powers to the executive branch?

• The balance of power among the three branches would make government more efficient

• The president could have grown too powerful, leading to tyranny

• Congress would have had more occasions to override presidential vetoes

• Supreme Court justices would have to strike down more laws as unconstitutional

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