SLO Review

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Which action by John Locke best explains his influence on the founding of the United States?

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Popularizing the concept of natural rights

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Which principle of the U.S. Constitution was not influenced by the concepts expressed in the excerpt: "In every government there are three sorts of power; the legislative; the executive, in respect to things dependent on the law of nations; and the executive, in regard to things that depend on the civil law."?

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Individual Rights

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This excerpt is based on which philosophical argument? . . . Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government . . . —The Declaration of Independence, 1776 Options: Rule of Law, Civil Disobedience, Social Contract Theory, Divine Right of Kings

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Social Contract Theory

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According to Locke, what can the people do when their government acts against them?

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They can disregard government laws.

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Which individual proposed the idea of the social contract? Options: Voltaire, John Locke, Charles de Montesquieu, Machiavelli

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John Locke

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What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

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Bill of Rights

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Which phrase from the U.S. Constitution serves as the basis for the government actions described in these news headlines? Options: "to form a more perfect union", "establish justice", "insure domestic tranquility", "provide for the common defence"

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"provide for the common defence"

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What is the supreme law of the United States?

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U.S. Constitution

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How does this excerpt reflect the development of the idea of the rule of law? We furthermore grant and give to all the freemen of our realm for ourselves and our heirs in perpetuity the liberties written below to have and to hold to them and their heirs from us and our heirs in perpetuity. —Magna Carta, 1215

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The law applied to the ruler as well as the people.

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Which plan, proposed at the United States Constitutional Convention, solved the disagreement between large and small states over representation in Congress?

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The Great Compromise