Foundations of Government

The idea of Natural Rights can be attributed to who?

• George Washington
• Adam Smith
• John Locke
• Thomas Jefferson

What is the difference between a democracy and a republic?

• In a Democracy, people are represented by someone else. In a Republic, people get a direct say in government.

• In a Republic, people are represented by someone else. In a Democracy, people get a direct say in government.

• In a Democracy, people get a direct say in government. In a Republic, people are ruled by a King.

• In a Republic, people are represented by someone else. In a Democracy, the government is based around religious law.

Which branch can veto legislation.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Congress

What was a major change from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution?

• The government gained the power to tax, created the executive branch, and did not need unanimous consent to do anything.

• The government lost the power to raise an army, collect taxes, and make amendments.

• The government gained the power to declare laws and actions of other branches unconstitutional.

• The government lost the power to protect freedom of speech, religion, and the right to bear arms.

Which of the following is an example of an Autocracy?

• The United States

• Medieval England

• The Vatican

• North Korea

An accused person who flees to another state after committing crime must be returned to the state in which they allegedly committed the crime.

• Full Faith & Credit Clause

• Extradition Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Privileges & Immunities Clause

The leader in a Parliamentary system is?

• President
• King
• Dictator
• Prime Minister

Which clause states that the Constitution, laws and treaties of the national government are the “supreme law of the land.”

• Extradition Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Full Faith & Credit Clause

• Privileges & Immunities Clause

Thomas Hobbes is known for which of the following?

• Natural Rights
• Divine Right of Kings
• Social Contract
• Common Law

America's government is most similar to:

• the Vatican's Theocracy

• Middle Ages Monarchy

• Athenian Democracy

• Roman Republic