Origins of Government Test
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Social Studies
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7th Grade
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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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FL.SS.7.CG.1.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which Enlightenment idea is represented in the image?
separation of powers
checks and balances
social contract
natural law
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FL.SS.7.CG.1.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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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FL.SS.7.CG.1.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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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FL.SS.7.CG.1.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The quote below is from a historical document.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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FL.SS.7.CG.1.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the headline?
separation of powers
checks and balances
self-government
consent of the governed
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FL.SS.7.CG.1.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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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FL.SS.7.CG.1.1
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