Government 2.1 Question Preview (ID: 38041)
American Political Traditions.
TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.
Which principle of democracy restricts the power of rulers so that it is not absolute?
a) Limited Government
b) checks and balances
c) separation of powers
d) representative government
Which Social contract theorist who believed in absolute monarchs?
a) Hobbes
b) Locke
c) Montesquieu
d) Rousseau
Who wrote the declaration of independence ?
a) Benjamin Franklin
b) John Adams
c) John Locke
d) Thomas Jefferson
What was the 1st document in English history to limit power of the monarch?
a) declaration of Independence
b) Magna Carta
c) Petition of Right
d) English Bill of Rights
What was the first plan for self-government in the American colonies?
a) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
b) Declaration of Independence
c) Magna Carta
d) Mayflower Compact
What is a division of power within one level of government called?
a) federalism
b) checks and balances
c) limited government
d) separation of powers
Which of the following is NOT one of the three things that Colonial gov'ts had in common?
a) Written Constitutions
b) Elected Legislatures
c) House of Burgesses
d) Separation of Powers
Who wrote about the Natural rights of Life, liberty, and property?
a) Locke
b) Montesquieu
c) Hobbes
d) Hobbes
Which theorist said if rulers break the contract, people can choose another set of rulers?
a) Rousseau
b) Hobbes
c) Locke
d) Montesquieu
What was the the first elected legislature in the American colonies ?
a) 1st Continental Congress
b) 2nd Continental Congress
c) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d) House of Burgesses
What was the First constitution in the American colonies?
a) Declaration of Independence
b) Albany Plan of Union
c) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d) Mayflower Compact
What was the 3rd document from England that limited the power of the monarch by requiring consent for armies?
a) English Bill of Rights
b) petition of right
c) Magna Carta
d) Declaration of Independence
Which Which document, written in 1776, formally declared our intent to break away from England?
a) Preamble
b) Declaration of Independence
c) Albany Plan of Union
d) Articles of Confederation
Which Political theorist Stressed the need for Need for Separation of Powers?
a) Montesquieu
b) Locke
c) Hobbes
d) Rousseau
Play Games with the Questions above at ReviewGameZone.com
To play games using the questions from above, visit ReviewGameZone.com and enter game ID number: 38041 in the upper right hand corner or click here.
To play games using the questions from above, visit ReviewGameZone.com and enter game ID number: 38041 in the upper right hand corner or click here.
TEACHERS / EDUCATORS
Log In | Sign Up / Register
Log In | Sign Up / Register