Constitution 101 - Lesson 1

What is essential for a free government to function effectively and maintain stability over time?

• A powerful leader who makes all decisions.

• Frequent changes in the form of government to adapt to new situations.

• Active participation from the governed and a stable, established form of government.

• A small group of elites managing all affairs.

According to modern political thought, what defines a country?

• A geographical area with defined borders.

• A group of citizens who have entered into a contract to be governed by the same authority.

• A collection of individuals living under a monarch.

• A society without any established rules or laws.

What right do the people possess when a form of government becomes destructive of its intended ends, as stated in the Declaration of Independence?

• The right to appeal to the monarch for redress.

• The right to emigrate to a new land.

• The right to alter or abolish it and institute new government based on principles of safety and happiness.

• The right to form a military to enforce their will.

What was the first objection raised against the King in the Declaration of Independence?

• He imposed taxes without consent.

• He quartered large bodies of armed troops among them.

• He refused his assent to laws necessary for the public good.

• He obstructed the administration of justice.

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What was the primary risk faced by the signers of the Declaration of Independence if they were caught by the British?

• Being forced to pay higher taxes.

• Being tried in local courts independent from the King.

• Being arrested by the army and taken to England for trial.

• Losing their property to British soldiers.

To whom did the signers of the Declaration of Independence mutually pledge their Lives, Fortunes, and sacred Honor?

• To the King of Great Britain.

• To Divine Providence and to each other.

• To the newly formed United States government.

• To the people of the colonies.

What does the speaker emphasize about the nature of the pledge made by the signers of the Declaration of Independence?

• It was a symbolic gesture with little real consequence.

• It was a pledge of everything, made to each other, in the face of war.

• It was a temporary agreement to gain support from other nations.

• It was primarily a religious oath to God, not involving personal commitment to others.