Principles of Government Test

wrote about the English common law and set the foundation for the American judicial / legal system especially with regarding a national government as the protector of people and their life, liberty, and property

wrote about the idea that all people were equal and enjoyed certain natural rights, such as the right to life, liberty, and property. This idea exerted a powerful influence on colonial thinkers and would be used to justify the revolution

Introduced the idea that government was the result of a social contract between people and their rulers. He did not believe that the people had the right to overthrow a tyrannical government

introduced the idea of separation of powers, in which governments are organized to prevent any one person or group from dominating others

In a free enterprise system, what determines the prices and amount of a product produced?

His “five books” set the precedent for law including moral laws, social laws, and food laws.

Which civilization introduced the idea of representative government?

Which civilization stressed that people should seek to create a just society based on respect for the law?

Which civilization introduced the idea of direct democracy?

Which of the following is not one of the four fundamental factors of the free enterprise system?

The government’s involvement in the economy is twofold: to _____________ and __________.

Power is held in a single, central agency.

Powers are divided between a central government and several local governments.

The central government has little power with the most important authority reserved for member states.

Executive and legislative branches are independent and co-equal.