A 'social contract' is an agreement between a government and its
Influences on American Government

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Lisa Kurtzman
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Leaders
three branches of government
citizens
immigrant population
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
John Locke inspired the writing of this important document by Thomas Jefferson.
Magna Carta
US Constitution
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
John Locke believed that people had which type of rights?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Freedom of Speech, Religion & Press
The Right to Bare Arms and the Right to a Trial by Jury
Life, liberty, and property
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Baron de Montesquieu developed this idea of government
bicameral legislature
three branches of government
unicamiral legislature
the invisible hand
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Founding Fathers justified the American Revolution referring to the words of
John Locke
William Blackstone
Moses
Adam smith
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Because they are religious in nature, the Bible had no influence on America's Founding Fathers or government do
TRUE
False
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Montesquieu, the job of the executive branch is to
judge the laws
interpret the laws
make the laws
enforce the laws
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