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Shays's Rebellion stirred fears that state governments were
a) about to collapse
b) becoming too powerful
c) seeking independence
d) opposed to liberty

Any system of government in which a small group holds power is referred to as
a) an autocracy
b) an oligarchy
c) a democracy
d) a dictatorship

Enlightenment thinkers argued that
a) government is best that governs the least.
b) God did not grant kings authority to govern.
c) monarchies are the most civilized for
d) reason, science, and religious tolerance hindered popular sovereignty.

Which of the following documents best describes a government based on unity, natural rights, and the social contract theory?
a) Mayflower Compact
b) Articles of Confederation
c) the articles of the Constitution
d) Declaration of Independence

In recent decades, what has happened to the faith citizens place in American institutions, such as Congress, the press, and industry?
a) It has remained fairly constant.
b) It has fluctuated randomly.
c) It has decreased.
d) It has increased.

Central to the idea of democracy is the belief that government authority is derived from which of the following
a) divine right
b) religious beliefs
c) the people
d) the representatives

The social contract theory says that
a) every society determines its own set of laws and moral codes.
b) civil contracts can be enforced by the government.
c) by virtue of their social position, some citizens are more valuable than others.
d) citizens give their consent to be governed.

The framers of the Constitution all believed that one of the primary functions of government is
a) protecting individual property rights
b) protecting new immigrants from persecution C) expanding the borders of the nation
c) protecting individual property rights B) protecting new immigrants from persecution C) expanding the borders of the nation
d) ensuring that anyone accused of a crime has the right to legal representation

The term democracy was originally associated with
a) Aristotle
b) Jesus Christ
c) Niccolo Machiavelli
d) Thomas Jefferson

What was the state of nature as described by Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan?
a) All persons are born subserviant to their god.
b) ...the life of man (is) nasty, brutish, and short.
c) Man is by nature a social animal.
d) Humans know what is right and wrong, and are capable of knowing what is lawful and unlawful.

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