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AP GOPO: SOCIAL CONTRACT

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Justice

b)

Liberty

c)

Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Life

e)

Property

2.

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

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.

Which is an example of a limited government?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Republic

c)

Monarchy

d)

Theocracy

5.

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

6.

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

7.

What did Hobbes describe people as?

a)

kindhearted

b)

mean

c)

generous

d)

selfish

8.

Hobbes' book was called...

a)

Qur'an

b)

Leviathan

c)

Odyssey

d)

Don Quixote

9.

Why did Hobbes believe it was necessary to have all the power in the hands of 1 King?

a)

It would prevent war and chaos

b)

They could make rules faster

c)

They could declare war against enemies of the kingdom

d)

It would be easier to make decisions

10.
For both Hobbes and Locke, the social contract is an agreement between...
a)
plaintiff and defendant
b)
sovereign states
c)
companies and shareholders
d)
citizens and government
11.

Which is an example of a limited government?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Republic

c)

Monarchy

d)

Theocracy

12.

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

13.

Electing representatives to govern on our behalf is called

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Republicanism

c)

Limited Government

d)

Natural rights

14.

a)

Social Contract

b)

Natural Rights

c)

Popular Sovereignty/Republicanism

d)

Federalism

e)

Limited government