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Government 2.1

Test Description: American Political Traditions

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1) Which principle of democracy restricts the power of rulers so that it is not absolute?

Aseparation of powers Brepresentative government CLimited Government Dchecks and balances

2) Which Social contract theorist who believed in absolute monarchs?

AHobbes BLocke CMontesquieu DRousseau

3) Who wrote the declaration of independence ?

AJohn Locke BBenjamin Franklin CJohn Adams DThomas Jefferson

4) What was the 1st document in English history to limit power of the monarch?

AEnglish Bill of Rights BPetition of Right CMagna Carta Ddeclaration of Independence

5) What was the first plan for self-government in the American colonies?

AMagna Carta BMayflower Compact CDeclaration of Independence DFundamental Orders of Connecticut

6) What is a division of power within one level of government called?

Aseparation of powers Blimited government Cfederalism Dchecks and balances

7) Which of the following is NOT one of the three things that Colonial gov'ts had in common?

AHouse of Burgesses BElected Legislatures CSeparation of Powers DWritten Constitutions

8) Who wrote about the Natural rights of Life, liberty, and property?

ALocke BHobbes CHobbes DMontesquieu

9) Which theorist said if rulers break the contract, people can choose another set of rulers?

ARousseau BLocke CMontesquieu DHobbes

10) What was the the first elected legislature in the American colonies ?

A1st Continental Congress B2nd Continental Congress CFundamental Orders of Connecticut DHouse of Burgesses

11) What was the First constitution in the American colonies?

AAlbany Plan of Union BDeclaration of Independence CMayflower Compact DFundamental Orders of Connecticut

12) What was the 3rd document from England that limited the power of the monarch by requiring consent for armies?

ADeclaration of Independence BEnglish Bill of Rights CMagna Carta Dpetition of right

13) Which Which document, written in 1776, formally declared our intent to break away from England?

AAlbany Plan of Union BArticles of Confederation CDeclaration of Independence DPreamble

14) Which Political theorist Stressed the need for Need for Separation of Powers?

ALocke BRousseau CHobbes DMontesquieu

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