WorksheetsAP GOPO: SOCIAL CONTRACT
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
According to Locke and Jefferson, which is not a natural right?
Justice
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
Life
Property
According to Locke, why do people leave the State of Nature?
To vote
To protect their natural rights
To become more powerful than their neighbors
To promote equality
Social contract is best described as
When a society has a consensus about its basic beliefs
When we elect representatives to govern on our behalf
When the people vote directly on all matters
When people agree to obey the government as long as it protects their rights
Which is an example of a limited government?
Dictatorship
Republic
Monarchy
Theocracy
Why did Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?
To ask France for help against Great Britain
To ask the King of Great Britain to change his mind
To explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain
To prove John Locke wrong
According to Jefferson, when can people alter or abolish their government?
When the government raises taxes too much
When the government abuses their rights
When they don't like the results of an election
When the politicians put milk in their bowls before the cereal
What did Hobbes describe people as?
kindhearted
mean
generous
selfish
Hobbes' book was called...
Qur'an
Leviathan
Odyssey
Don Quixote
Why did Hobbes believe it was necessary to have all the power in the hands of 1 King?
It would prevent war and chaos
They could make rules faster
They could declare war against enemies of the kingdom
It would be easier to make decisions
Which is an example of a limited government?
Dictatorship
Republic
Monarchy
Theocracy
The idea that governments only have power with the consent of the governed is called
Social Contract
Republicanism
Natural rights
Popular sovereignty
Electing representatives to govern on our behalf is called
Direct Democracy
Republicanism
Limited Government
Natural rights
Social Contract
Natural Rights
Popular Sovereignty/Republicanism
Federalism
Limited government
