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Unit 2 Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the United States, all ​ (a)   are protected by the Constitution.

Choose from the below words
citizens
social contract
parliament
rule of law
2.

Free public education in the United States is for the ​ (a)   of our society.

Choose from the below words
common good
consent
natural rights
limited government
3.

Before colonists lived in the United States, ​ (a)   peoples inhabited the land.

Choose from the below words
natural rights
Enlightenment
rule of law
indigenous
4.

The ​ (a)   was a period of time in which people began using logical thinking to make decisions.

Choose from the below words
Enlightenment
State of Nature
parliament
citizen
5.

A few examples of ​ (a)   are life, liberty, education, and safety.

Choose from the below words
natural rights
parliament
consent
social contract
6.

Before the law went into effect, it had to pass through ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
parliament
State of Nature
consent
citizen
7.

Former President Donald Trump was on trial for committing a crime because in the United States we observe ​ (a)   where each citizen must follow the same rules, regardless of who they are.

Choose from the below words
rule of law
Enlightenment
limited government
sovereign
8.

A ​ (a)   between the people is very important for a strong, functioning government

Choose from the below words
social contract
State of Nature
common good
natural rights
9.

The ​ (a)   is an imaginary, theoretical place. It is most similar to anarchy.

Choose from the below words
State of Nature
citizen
consent
parliament
10.

Having a ​ (a)   ensures that the government cannot control everything that citizens do.

Choose from the below words
common good
consent
parliament
limited government
11.

Rights that all human beings have from birth, that cannot be taken away, are known as __________.

a)

limited government

b)

natural rights

c)

rule of law

d)

citizen

12.

Public education benefits the ​ (a)   because educated citizens are better able to participate in society.

Choose from the below words
common good
indigenous
state of nature
Enlightenment
13.

Part of our government was inspired by the Haudenosaunee, a group of ________________ tribes that had the 1st democracy in North America.

a)

rule of law

b)

social contract

c)

citizen

d)

indigenous

14.

At the beginning of the school year, we created a classroom contract in which students agreed to act in a certain way in order to create a productive environment. This is an example of...

a)

social contract

b)

citizen

c)

limited government

d)

natural rights

15.

A society in which all citizens follow the same rules uses...

a)

common good

b)

rule of law

c)

social contract

d)

parliament

16.

The legislative branch of the United Kingdom is called...

a)

social contract

b)

rule of law

c)

parliament

d)

indigenous

17.

Another name for the ______________ is the "Age of Reason"

a)

Enlightenment

b)

citizen

c)

limited government

d)

state of nature

18.

One of the reasons your freedom of speech cannot be taken away is because the U.S. has a ______________ whose powers are given in the constitution.

a)

rule of law

b)

natural rights

c)

common good

d)

limited government

19.

There are many ways to become a U.S.​ (a)   , including being born in the U.S. or going through the naturalization process.

Choose from the below words
citizen
common good
indigenous
parliament
20.

While some of the Enlightenment thought people would be peaceful in the _______________, others believed it would be violent.

a)

social contract

b)

natural rights

c)

citizen

d)

state of nature