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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the term for the hypothetical agreement between a citizenry and its government whereby the individual exchanges freedoms for protection?
social contract
liberty agreement
Bill of Rights
freedom compact
- 2. Multiple Choice
According to Rousseau, who should have sovereignty?
The people
The king
The aristocracy
None of the above
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which Enlightenment thinker is credited with having first posited the “natural” rights of life, liberty, and property?
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
- 4. Multiple Choice
What form of government transmits authority according to the rules of family lines?
Monarchy
Communism
Democracy
Anarchy
- 5. Multiple Choice
For Rousseau, the first model of political society was based on the most ancient of all societies, which is...
The village
The family
The tribe
None of the above
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is a common motivation for the creation and ratification of a constitution?
To formally map out the power structures of the government
To establish the basic rule of law
To provide a framework for law enforcement
All of the above
- 7. Multiple Choice
How did the British government rule in its North American colonies?
Parliament passed laws to control trade
Parliament appointed governors.
British military personnel were quartered in the Thirteen Colonies.
All of the above
- 8. Multiple Choice
What form of government is controlled by a single ruler who assumes total control, often by force?
Republic
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
Parliament
- 9. Multiple Choice
How did colonists resist British (mis)rule?
Boycotts of British goods
Written protests
Willful disobedience of British laws
All of the above
- 10. Multiple Choice
If the government breaks its side of the social contract, the people have the right to establish a new form of government.
True
False
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