Whose ideas had the greatest impact on the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

Which of these was NOT one of the natural rights listed by John Locke?

According to the Declaration of Independence who institutes or creates governments?

What is the government system of the United States?

According to John Locke, what fundamental element makes government legitimate?

Which of the following political ideas comes from Montesquieu?

what document served as a charter to protect human liberty and certain traditional rights which could not be violated by the King of England?

Which political thinker first believed in the social contract theory and that people did not have the right to break that contract?

What document established the government system for the 13 original colonies?

Who wrote the book Social Contract based on the ideas of the social contract theory promoted by many Enlightenment philosophers?

Which choice best fits the idea of people governing themselves by personally voting on issues?

Which document provided the basis for idea of limited government; meaning the monarch is not absolute?

What term describes division of government among three branches?

Which document signed by the Pilgrims stands as the first example of colonial plans for self-government?

Which term means the supreme and absolute authority within territorial borders?

Which term refers to a government in which voters hold sovereign power, elected representatives responsible to the people exercise that power?

In order to pass a Constitutional Amendment:

What is needed to ratify a Constitutional amendment?

--Independent Executive and judiciary branches

--Each state has one vote

--unicameral legislature

The above characteristics were part of the

--national government supreme

--proportional representation in a bicameral legislature

The English Bill of Rights

An agreement b/w people and gov’t in which citizens consent to be governed so long as the gov’t protects their natural rights.

Who wrote the Leviathan?

When did congress formally adopt the Declaration of Independence?

The primary author of the Declaration of Independence was

Life, liberty, and property are examples of:

The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for society is known as