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AP Government 1.1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is an example of a limited government?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Republic

c)

Monarchy

d)

Theocracy

2.

The idea that governments only have power with the consent of the governed is called

a)

Social Contract

b)

Republicanism

c)

Natural rights

d)

Popular sovereignty

3.

Social contract is best described as

a)

When a society has a consensus about its basic beliefs

b)

When we elect representatives to govern on our behalf

c)

When the people vote directly on all matters

d)

When people agree to obey the government as long as it protects their rights

4.

Electing representatives to govern on our behalf is called

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Republicanism

c)

Limited Government

d)

Natural rights

5.

According to Locke and Jefferson, which is not a natural right?

a)

Justice

b)

Liberty

c)

Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Life

e)

Property

6.

According to Locke, why do people leave the State of Nature?

a)

To vote

b)

To protect their natural rights

c)

To become more powerful than their neighbors

d)

To promote equality

7.

Why did Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?

a)

To ask France for help against Great Britain

b)

To ask the King of Great Britain to change his mind

c)

To explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain

d)

To prove John Locke wrong

8.

According to Jefferson, when can people alter or abolish their government?

a)

When the government raises taxes too much

b)

When the government abuses their rights

c)

When they don't like the results of an election

d)

When the politicians put milk in their bowls before the cereal

9.

If Congress passes a law and the president vetoes it, this is an example of

a)

Limited government

b)

Republicanism

c)

Social Contract

d)

Popular sovereignty

10.

People who advocate for the legalization of marijuana would most likely agree with which argument?

a)

We started in a state of nature and therefore should get in touch with nature by consuming plants

b)

The idea of popular sovereignty says that individual people should be able to do what they want

c)

Social Contract theory says that people don't need to follow laws that they don't like

d)

The natural right of liberty includes the right to eat and smoke what you want