AP Government 1.1

Which is an example of a limited government?

• Dictatorship

• Republic

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

The idea that governments only have power with the consent of the governed is called

• Social Contract

• Republicanism

• Natural rights

• Popular sovereignty

Social contract is best described as

• When a society has a consensus about its basic beliefs

• When we elect representatives to govern on our behalf

• When the people vote directly on all matters

• When people agree to obey the government as long as it protects their rights

Electing representatives to govern on our behalf is called

• Direct Democracy

• Republicanism

• Limited Government

• Natural rights

According to Locke and Jefferson, which is not a natural right?

• Justice

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Life

• Property

According to Locke, why do people leave the State of Nature?

• To vote

• To protect their natural rights

• To become more powerful than their neighbors

• To promote equality

Why did Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?

• To ask France for help against Great Britain

• To ask the King of Great Britain to change his mind

• To explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain

• To prove John Locke wrong

According to Jefferson, when can people alter or abolish their government?

• When the government raises taxes too much

• When the government abuses their rights

• When they don't like the results of an election

• When the politicians put milk in their bowls before the cereal

If Congress passes a law and the president vetoes it, this is an example of

• Limited government

• Republicanism

• Social Contract

• Popular sovereignty

People who advocate for the legalization of marijuana would most likely agree with which argument?

• We started in a state of nature and therefore should get in touch with nature by consuming plants

• The idea of popular sovereignty says that individual people should be able to do what they want

• Social Contract theory says that people don't need to follow laws that they don't like

• The natural right of liberty includes the right to eat and smoke what you want