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2.01 Quiz for Civics---Ms. Johnson

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following ideas from the Baron de Montesquieu influenced the Founding Fathers?

a)

Natural Law

b)

Social Contract

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Declaration of Independence

2.

Which of the following ideas did both Thomas Hobbes and John Locke write about?

a)

Natural Law

b)

Social Contract

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Separation of Powers

3.

Which of Europe's Enlightenment philosophers wrote about natural rights?

a)

John Locke

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Hobbes

4.

According to John Locke, the "natural rights" are

a)

separation of powers

b)

will of the majority and power

c)

social contracts and voting

d)

life, liberty, and property

5.

The idea of "natural rights" means that

a)

people have the right to life, liberty, and property

b)

government may rule because of citizen agreement

c)

people divide government into three tasks

d)

government has final authority over all citizens

6.

Which of the following ideas is about dividing government into legislative, judicial, and executive branches?

a)

Separation of powers

b)

Social contract

c)

natural rights

d)

will of the majority

7.

If people believe that separation of powers is important, which of the following would not be a government they support?

a)

a government where responsibility is divided between groups of people

b)

a government where a single ruler, like a king, makes all the decisions

c)

a government with legislative, executive, and judicial branches

d)

a government where no one group of people has all the control

8.

The ancient Romans influenced the Enlightenment thinkers and the Founding Fathers. Which of the following events best reflects the republican government of ancient Rome?

a)

A town holds a meeting, and every citizen present votes to make a decision.

b)

People vote for representatives who will make decisions on their behalf.

c)

The president makes a speech about the need to protect rights for all citizens.

d)

National leaders decide to split government into three separate branches.

9.

Imagine your local police arrest a person suspected of robbing many homes and stores. This is an example of how government

a)

abuses the power citizens give to it

b)

makes laws through representatives

c)

fulfills its promise in the social contract

d)

operates by the rule of direct democracy

10.

John Locke believed that if government does not protect natural rights, then

a)

citizens know that the government is working because they have safety

b)

it breaks the social contract, and people can create a new government

c)

citizens should combine the parts of government into a single branch

d)

it must have a good reason for doing so, and citizens should not complain

11.

Read the quote. Then select the statement that is true about the quote.

"Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power...The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted."—James Madison

a)

The quote best reflects the idea of social contract. It says that the government's job is to protect people's rights and keep them safe from harm.

b)

The quote best reflects the idea of social contract. It says that a strong government is needed with strong laws to stop people from criminal acts.

c)

The quote best reflects the idea of natural law. It says that the job of government is to protect people's liberties, even those that are disagreeable.

d)

The quote best reflects the idea of natural law. It says government power must be restricted to protect rights because people by nature are selfish.

12.

Read the quote. Then answer the question that follows.

"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, which we might expect in a country without government, our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer."—Thomas Paine

Which of the following Enlightenment ideas does Thomas Paine reflect in the phrase "furnish the means?"

a)

Separation of powers, because the means of government are the responsibilities of each part

b)

Limited government, because creating a limited government would only cause suffering

c)

Social contract, because people can agree to a bad government as easily as to a good one

d)

Natural law, because leaving a people to a state of nature would cause suffering

13.

Read the quote. Then answer the question that follows.

"The god who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time: the hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them."—Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following Enlightenment ideas does Thomas Jefferson support in this quote?

a)

separation of powers

b)

limited government

c)

social contract

d)

natural rights

14.

Read the quote. Then answer the question that follows

"The judicial power ought to be distinct from both the legislative and executive, and independent upon both, that so it may be a check upon both, as both should be checks upon that."—John Adams

Which of the following Enlightenment ideas does John Adams support in this quote?

a)

separation of powers

b)

limited government

c)

social contract

d)

natural law

15.

Which of the following quotes best relates to the idea of separation of powers?

a)

"The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others."—Thomas Jefferson

b)

"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground."—Thomas Jefferson

c)

"You have rights antecedent to all earthly governments; rights that cannot be repealed."—John Adams

d)

"The judicial power ought to be distinct from both the legislative and executive."—John Adams

16.

How many people are in the senate?

(a)  

17.

How many people are in the House of Representatives?

(a)  

18.

What branch is the house of representatives and senate in?

(a)