WorksheetsAmerican democracy
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
a system in which the people choose their leaders to govern themselves - this is the type gov't of the U.S.
oligarchy
direct democracy
representative democracy
autocracy
wrote that man [people] should have the basic rights of life, liberty, and property
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Thomas Paine
Niccolo Machiavelli
inalienable rights that the government cannot take away such as life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
limited government
natural rights
separation of powers
social contract
an agreement in which the people agree to give up some freedom in exchange for the government's protection of people's rights
limited government
natural rights
separation of powers
social contract
a system in which the people govern themselves and vote on every matter
autocracy
direct democracy
representative democracy
oligarchy
Using Locke’s social contract theory he believed it was the right of people to instigate a revolution...
when laws had unintended consequences
when people disagreed with their governments leaders on important issues
when governments act against peoples natural rights
when the government I vote for isn't elected
Which document did the Founding Fathers write in 1776 to declare the reasons that America was separating from England?
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
What it is government?
An institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affecting the people under its control
A group of people who collect taxes to help pay for their luxury vehicles
An organization whose goal is to prepare citizens for menial jobs
An institution created to spread religion throughout the nation
A state, without government and laws, in a 'state of nature', is
oligarchy
monarchy
anarchy
democracy
"rule of a few", wherein a small number of people have, and exercise their power
autocracy
oligarchy
direct democracy
representative democracy
a system of government wherein, supreme power rests with one person, or a polity
autocracy
oligarchy
direct democracy
representative democracy
What was the date the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?
July 4,1776
August 2, 1776
April 18, 1776
December 16, 1773
Which **THREE** describe purposes of the Declaration of Independence
independence from Great Britain
convince colonists to fight
achieve peace with the King
ideological & selfish motivations of founders
list of laws we should all follow
Which document did the Founding Fathers write in 1776 to declare the reasons that America was separating from England?
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
One reason Thomas Jefferson gave for the exclusion of the "slavery passage" from the Declaration was
most delegates thought slavery should remain legal in their states
the Americans needed the support of all of the colonies
he enjoyed the profit too much to give it up
enslavement isn't as bad as it may seem
Most governments in the world are either Unitary States, like France and China, *OR* they are
anarchy
an autocracy
a federation
a confederation
