
Unit 1 Test – Foundations of U.S. Government
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which Enlightenment thinker most influenced Thomas Jefferson’s idea of “unalienable rights”?
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Hobbes
Locke
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Montesquieu’s primary contribution to the U.S. Constitution was the idea of:
Natural rights
Federalism
Separation of powers
Judicial review
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The Social Contract theory, as described by Rousseau, states that:
Government should be based on divine right
People give up some freedoms in exchange for protection of rights
Monarchs rule by consent of nobles
Checks and balances ensure limited government
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The Mayflower Compact is significant because it established:
A monarchy in the colonies
A written agreement for self-government
Freedom of the press
The separation of church and state
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which document formally declared the American colonies’ independence from Britain?
The Federalist Papers
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence reflects the principle of limited government?
Taxation without representation
Quartering of troops
King’s suspension of legislatures
All of the above
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government lacked the power to:
Declare war
Regulate trade between states
Make treaties
Send ambassadors
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