Foundations of American Government

The founding document that officially separated us from Great Britain was the

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

The primary author of the Declaration of Independence was

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

Which of the following terms means, an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits?

• Anarchy

• Natural Rights

• Democracy

• Social Contract

Whose ideas had the greatest impact on the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke

• Aristotle

• Cesare Beccaria

• King George

Which of these was NOT one of the natural rights listed by John Locke?

• Life

• Liberty

• Property

• Happiness

According to the Declaration of Independence who institutes or creates governments?

• The King

• The People

• The Pope

• The President

To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was

• an act of loyalty.
• an act of treason.
• an act of bravery.
• an act of insanity.

When Thomas Jefferson copied John Locke's ideas about the social contract, what did he say the people had the right to do to a government who was not protecting the people's rights?

• Write a letter
• Suggest how it could be better
• Wait until they started to respect the people's rights
• Abolish it

What was the name of the war that started the American Revolution?

• British Parliament

• The French and Indian War

• Lexington and Concord

• The Civil War

Why did the British put a tax on paper materials in the colonies?

• The British did not like the colonists

• The British would use that money to buy weapons

• King George needed money to pay the soldiers

• The British were in debt because of the war