Unit 1 Basic Ideas of the Government
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- Q1In a state of nature there are nocarslawspeoplecities30s
- Q2John Locke believed the purpose of the government was tothe common goodprotect the rights of the peoplethrow people in jailtax citizens30s
- Q3Citizens would sign a _______ contract with the governmentsocial30s
- Q4A representative is agovernmentperson elected to speak for otherscommon goodcivic virtue30s
- Q5Which is an example of direct democracya kind decides the lawscitizens elect representatives to vote on lawsall citizens vote on lawsthe president decides the laws30s
- Q6In a representative democracyyou elect people to speak for youcitizens vote directlythe president makes all decisionsno one can vote30s
- Q7Which is not an example of the common gooddeciding to join the armyMaking a vote that will benefit you but hurt othersrunning for presidentvoting to give health benefits to everyone30s
- Q8Representatives are supposed tomake decisions for the common goodmake decisions they think are rightdo what the president tells them30s
- Q9Which is the most accurate about our governmentWe are a direct democracyWe are a representative democracy government30s