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CL Unit 2 Test Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Democracy

c)

Social Contract

d)

Business Agreement

2.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
a)
Being popular in the world
b)
People voting and having a say in the governments decisions
c)
People voting
d)
The act of the 20th admendment and it’s rules.
3.
When Thomas Jefferson copied John Locke's ideas about the social contract, what did he say the people had the right to do to a government who was not protecting the people's rights?
a)
Write a letter
b)
Suggest how it could be better
c)
Wait until they started to respect the people's rights
d)
Abolish it
4.
The Declaration of Independence states, “That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it.” Which Enlightened idea do these words describe?
a)
need to ensure a representative government.
b)
social contract between government and the people.
c)
revolutionary intent to overthrow the current government.
d)
return to a society that has no central authority.
5.

According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?

a)

freedom of worship and the right to petition

b)

trial by jury and no cruel punishments

c)

freedom of speech and of the press

d)

life, liberty and property

6.

Why did Montesquieu believe the powers of the government should be separated?

a)

It would keep government leaders from becoming too powerful

b)

Because of divine right, government should be separated into more than one branch

c)

Because Locke's social contract stated that government by one ruler went against natural law

d)

Because running a government was too much for one person to handle

7.

4. Separation of Powers influenced the US Government by providing?

a)

a. Checks & Balances

b)

b. Natural Rights

c)

c. Natural Law

d)

d. The Social Contract

8.

What form of government did the Mayflower Compact establish in the New World?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Representative Democracy

9.

What does E. Pluribus Unum stand for?

a)

For the good of the people.

b)

Out of many, one.

c)

In God we trust.

d)

Together, unified.

10.
The division of power between a central government and state governments is called
a)
The United States
b)
the Supremacy Clause
c)
the Necessary and Proper Clause
d)
federalism
11.

What is the name of the U.S. legal system that requires all citizens be treated fairly?

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Due Process of Law

12.

Basic rules of due process:

a)

fair trial

b)

fair jury

c)

present at his trial

d)

all of these

13.

Montesquieu's main idea from the Enlightenment Period is known as

a)

direct democracy

b)

political freedom

c)

a fair and speedy trial

d)

separation of powers

14.

who defended freedom of speech and religion?

a)

Locke

b)

Voltaire

c)

Rousseau

15.

Why is "Rule of Law" important in a democracy?

a)

it maintains order

b)

in protects the citizens by ensuring no one is above the law

c)

it limits the government

d)

it protects the citizens from tyranny

e)

all of the above