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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the Enlightenment?
15th & 16th century movement characterized by the rediscovery of classical art and culture
17th & 18th century intellectual movement that emphasized the use of reason to advance the understanding of the universe
18th & 19th intellectual movement centuries marked by a focus on the individual, a respect for nature, & a celebration of the common man
19th century movement concerned with independence & self-reliance
- 2. Multiple Choice
A system of government where power of government is restricted by law or a written Constitution:
republicanism
social contract
participatory government
limited government
- 3. Multiple Choice
The principle that ultimate power resides in the consent of the governed (the people):
social contract
participatory government
popular sovereignty
republicanism
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following most accurately describes the social contract theory?
People give up their power to government, while government protects the people.
God gave rulers the power to control government and the state.
People owe allegiance to any government that promotes strong national defense.
Governments should be under the authority of the strongest individuals.
- 5. Multiple Choice
A key enlightenment concept that the founding fathers wanted to included in the Declaration of Independence is the idea that the power to government must come from
a central authority
the consent of the governed
and orderly succession of the elite
all people directly
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is true about a State of Nature?
There are no rules or laws
The rules or laws do not apply to the leaders
The rules or laws apply to everyone equally
None of the following are true
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Enlightenment thinker who believed that turning over power to a strong central authority was the only way to avoid the evils of war was
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean Jacques Rousseau
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following thinkers believed that Absolute Monarchy was the best form of government?
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Baron de Montesquieu
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Enlightenment thinker who believed people were born with the Natural Rights of life, liberty, & property was
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean Jacques Rousseau
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Enlightenment thinker who believed that if their Natural Rights were not protected, the citizens had a right to rebel was
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean Jacques Rousseau
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following thinkers believed that Representative Democracy was the best form of government?
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Baron de Montesquieu
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
- 12. Multiple Choice
The Enlightenment thinker who believed the social contract is made up of the General Will of the people was
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean Jacques Rousseau
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who wrote The Social Contract?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Baron de Montesquieu
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following thinkers believed that Direct Democracy was the best form of government?
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Baron de Montesquieu
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Enlightenment thinker who believed government should be divided into branches was
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean Jacques Rousseau
- 16. Multiple Choice
What are the three branches of government according to the Baron de Montesquieu?
Executive, legislative, and judicial
Monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy
Military, clergy, and nobility
Federal, state, and local
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements reflects a pluralist theory of American politics?
American politics is dominated by a small elite.
Public policies emerge from cooperation among elites in business labor, and government.
Public policies emerge from compromises reached among competing groups
American politics is dominated by cities at the expense of rural areas
The American political arena is made up of isolated individuals who have few group affiliations outside the family.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following accurately characterizes the main difference between elite theories and pluralist theories of politics in the United States?
Elite theories concentrate on the role of interest groups; pluralist theories emphasize the role of individuals.
Elite theories argue that a single minority dominates politics in all policy areas; pluralist theories argue that many minorities compete for power in different policy areas.
Elite theories emphasize the multiple access points that individuals have to public officials; pluralist theories emphasize the multiple access points that groups such as corporations have to public officials.
Elite theories view government as honest; pluralist theories view it as slow and wasteful.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following situations would best be associated with the elitism theory of democracy?
High ranking military officials using their influence to manipulate foreign policy.
Beyonce and Jay Z are lizard people on a quest for global domination.
The government is secretly being manipulated by a clandestine order of occult practitioners.
Citizens are forming interest groups and creating protests to change the laws in order to help support their specific interests.
- 20. Multiple Choice
A government in which voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, exercise that power.
Nation
State
Democracy
Republic
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