Question 1

Why did the Founding Fathers separate the power to make, enforce, and interpret laws between different branches of government?

Accepted Answer

to prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful

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to make the national government more efficient

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to ensure that Congress would act according to the will of the people

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to increase the power of the presidency

Question 2

What pamphlet denounced British rule and fanned the flames of revolution?

Accepted Answer

Common Sense

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Magna Carta

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Two Treatises of Government

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Mayflower Compact

Question 3

Consider this situation: On January 25, 2011, widespread pro-democracy demonstrations began in Egypt. For 18 days, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets, demanding free elections, free speech, and an end to government corruption, police brutality, and President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Finally, on February 11, Mubarak resigned. Which of the following ideas expressed in the U.S. Declaration of Independence best supports the actions of the Egyptian people?

Accepted Answer

All citizens are created equal and have unalienable rights

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The government grants rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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Citizens must consent to follow the rules of a social contract.

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Citizens have a right to overthrow a government that violates their natural rights

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