U.S. Gov. - Units 1, 2 & 3

Who said "life without government would be Solitary, Poor, Nasty, Brutish and Short"?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere

John Locke's Three Key Ideas of Government Include...

• Natural Rights

• Civil Rights

• Parental Rights

• Women's Rights

Locke's Natural Rights include all of the following except?

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Life

• Liberty

• Property

Popular Sovereignty means that the only power government has is what is given by the people.

• True

• False

According to Locke, if government fails to protect the rights of people, they may...?

• Form a New Government

• Move to Another Country

Who wrote the Magna Carta?

• English Nobles

• Trenchard and Gordon

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was the Primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Mason

• Thomas Paine

• Ronald Reagan

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

• Philadelphia

• Washington, DC

• New York City

• Boston

What document first used the words "United States of America"?

• Articles of Confederation

• Common Sense

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

All of the following were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation except...

• Inability of Federal Government to Levy Taxes

• Difficulty in Amending the Articles of Confederation

• Difficulty in Passing New Laws

• Difficulty in Negotiating Treaties