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English Influences of US Government

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of Government did John Locke think was best?

a)

Democracy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Authoritarian

2.
Did John Locke want limited or unlimited government?
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
c)
Didn't care
d)
Neither 
3.
According to Locke, your Natural Rights include: Life, Liberty, and ...
a)
Freedom of sppech
b)
Property
c)
Slaves
d)
Money
4.
What is an agreement between people and the government?
a)
Consent
b)
Natural Rights
c)
Social Contract
d)
Voting
5.
Which is not one of the goals of government?
a)
provide services-help citizens.
b)
Take our money.
c)
keep order-enforce laws.
d)
Protect all people. 
6.
How did Hobbes sum up people's quality of life in a state of nature?
a)
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
b)
poor, nasty, brutish, and short
c)
fulfilling, long-lived, philosophical, and introspective
d)
scared, hungry, lonely, and cold
7.
Hobbes believed that a single __________, should have complete authority over the people.
a)
king
b)
elected president
c)
overlord
d)
sovereign
8.
According to Hobbes, people agreed to give up some __________________ in exchange for __________________ as part of the social contract.
a)
rights and power / protection
b)
food and shelter / weapons
c)
security and protection / freedom
d)
money / goods and services
9.

Philosopher who shared the idea of


Separation of Powers

a)

John Locke

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

10.
Philosopher who stressed that
"All Men Are Created Equal"
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Baron de Montesquieu
c)
Thomas Hobbes
d)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
11.
A government in which citizens often have no rights.
a)
Democracy
b)
Dictatorship
12.
A government led by a king or a queen.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
13.
Nobody is in charge.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Anarchy
14.
A type of democracy in which citizens elect other citizens to serve in the government (to speak for the group).
a)
Direct democracy
b)
Representative democracy
15.
The group with power can be based on race or social class.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Theocracy
d)
democracy 
16.
God and religious laws are the government's authority.
a)
Theocracy
b)
Anarchy
17.

The idea that the leader has received their power from God

a)

Force Theory

b)

Evolutionary Theory

c)

Divine Right

d)

Social Contract

18.
Locke believed the gov has an obligation to the people's natural rights; when it doesn't do this, the people should
a)
move to another country
b)
refuse to vote in the next election
c)
overthrow the gov/revolt
d)
continue to follow the gov's rules
19.
What is the ability to rule absolutely within a territory?
a)
government
b)
territory
c)
ruler
d)
sovereignty
20.
What means that laws are fair, they're enforced, and nobody is above the law?
a)
rule of law
b)
tabula rasa
c)
life
d)
state of nature
21.
A social contract is an agreement between
a)
people and their children
b)
government and other officials
c)
government and people
d)
people and their bosses
22.
What are life, liberty, and property?
a)
state of nature
b)
natural rights
c)
rights of the minority
d)
consent of the governed
23.
When everyone had a right to everything; no rules, no one in charge, and no way to protect rights.
a)
tabula rasa
b)
state
c)
state of nature
d)
territory
24.
What is the meaning of "consent of the governed?"
a)
permission to vote
b)
permission of the citizens
c)
permission of the city
25.
In the phrase "consent of the governed," the word consent means
a)
permit
b)
to play
c)
permission
26.
In the phrase "consent of the governed," the word governed refers to 
a)
citizens
b)
city
c)
Cindy
27.

By the signings of the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights, which idea was made possible?

a)

limited government

b)

self-government

c)

natural rights

d)

separation of powers

28.

The signing of the English Bill of Rights showed that government should...

a)

not exist at all.

b)

be separated into branches.

c)

do whatever they want since they have power.

d)

protect the rights of citizens.

29.

When the people agree to give government power in order to protect their rights, this is...

a)

consent of the governed (saying yes)

b)

rule of law

c)

separation of powers

d)

natural rights

30.

Montesquieu believed that government power should be divided among branches to prevent abuse of power which is...

a)

separation of power

b)

consent of the governed

c)

rule of law

d)

social contract

31.

When the people AGREE to give government power and the government AGREES to protect the rights of people, this is a ...

a)

natural right

b)

rule of law

c)

limited government

d)

social contract

32.

Q1:Which fundamental principle says that there are things the government cannot do?

a)

Rule of Law

b)

Consent of the Governed

c)

Limited Government

d)

Representative Government Representative Government

33.

Which principle states that the people are the power in government?

a)

Rule of Law

b)

Democracy

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

Concent of the Governed

34.
The headlines best describes the principle of...
a)
Democracy
b)
Consent of the Governed
c)
Rule of Law
d)
Limited Government
35.
1.  “No freeman is to be taken or imprisoned or disseised of his free tenement or of his liberties or free customs, or outlawed or exiled or in any way ruined, nor will we go against such a man or send against him save by lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land. To no-one will we sell or deny of delay right or justice.” - Magna Carta   The Magna Carta established many important rights and limited the king’s power.
What legal concept is being discussed in the passage?
a)
 Innocent until proven guilty
b)
 Freedom of religion
c)
 Trial by jury
d)
 The right to bear arms
36.
Which idea describes the Magna Carta of 1215?
a)
to increase the power of the monarchy
b)
to end taxation in England
c)
to force the monarchy to give up power
d)
to weaken the power of nobles
37.
  1. Why did nobles make King John sign the Magna Carta?
a)

a. They wanted to give the king unlimited power.

b)

b. They wanted to separate the church and state.

c)

c. They wanted to replace him with a different ruler.

d)

d. They wanted to limit the king's power.

38.
a legal ruling that is used as a basis for a decision in a later, similar case
a)
precedent
b)
ruling
c)
subpoena
d)
dual court system

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