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US Government GC0.1

Quiz by David Limbaugh

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  • Q1
    According to Locke, every man, by consenting with others to make one body politic under one government, puts himself under an obligation to everyone of that society to submit to the determination of_____.
    the judges
    the king
    his own will
    the majority
    60s
  • Q2
    According to Locke, the chief end of men's uniting into a commonwealth is _____.
    the preservation of their absolute power
    the preservation of their property
    domination over other commonwealths
    the preservation of the state of nature
    60s
  • Q3
    Thomas Jefferson took the phrase “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” from
    himself
    Voltaire
    John Locke
    Pierre Bayle
    60s
  • Q4
    According to Hobbes, whenever and wherever men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, there is _____.
    negotiation
    democracy
    war
    freedom
    60s
  • Q5
    According to Hobbes, in the condition of man in which there is a state of war of everyone against everyone, every man has a right to _____.
    some things
    lawful treatment
    due process
    everything
    60s
  • Q6
    French writer who proposed the ideas of separation of powers and checks and balances in government
    Montesquieu
    Voltaire
    Galileo
    John Locke
    60s
  • Q7
    In The Spirit of the Laws, Baron de Montesquieu developed the theory of
    separation of church and state
    balance of power
    separation of powers
    freedom of religion
    60s
  • Q8
    What is the best definition of a direct democracy?
    power is held by one person who rules by force
    power is held by a few people
    citizens vote on laws in an assembly
    citizens elect officials to represent them in the government
    60s
  • Q9
    What type of current modern government is most similar to the Roman Republic?
    Communism
    Monarchy
    Dictatorship
    Democracy
    60s
  • Q10
    What is considered to be one of the greatest contributions of Magna Carta's legacy in regards to royal power?
    it granted the King absolute power
    it gave English citizens democratic control over their government
    it limited the King's power by subjecting him to the rule of law
    it abolished the feudal system
    60s

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