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WorksheetsCL Unit 2 Test Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.
Capitalism
Democracy
Social Contract
Business Agreement
According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?
freedom of worship and the right to petition
trial by jury and no cruel punishments
freedom of speech and of the press
life, liberty and property
Why did Montesquieu believe the powers of the government should be separated?
It would keep government leaders from becoming too powerful
Because of divine right, government should be separated into more than one branch
Because Locke's social contract stated that government by one ruler went against natural law
Because running a government was too much for one person to handle
4. Separation of Powers influenced the US Government by providing?
a. Checks & Balances
b. Natural Rights
c. Natural Law
d. The Social Contract
What form of government did the Mayflower Compact establish in the New World?
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
What does E. Pluribus Unum stand for?
For the good of the people.
Out of many, one.
In God we trust.
Together, unified.
What is the name of the U.S. legal system that requires all citizens be treated fairly?
Separation of Powers
Bill of Rights
Due Process of Law
Basic rules of due process:
fair trial
fair jury
present at his trial
all of these
Montesquieu's main idea from the Enlightenment Period is known as
direct democracy
political freedom
a fair and speedy trial
separation of powers
who defended freedom of speech and religion?
Locke
Voltaire
Rousseau
Why is "Rule of Law" important in a democracy?
it maintains order
in protects the citizens by ensuring no one is above the law
it limits the government
it protects the citizens from tyranny
all of the above
