Chapter 1 Review

Which political theory argues that the state arose out of a voluntary act of free people and that the state exists only to serve the will of the people?

• Force Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

The idea of Natural Rights can be attributed to who?

• George Washington
• Adam Smith
• John Locke
• Thomas Jefferson

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• Benjamin Franklin

What are the three inalienable rights that all people have?

• Food, Shelter, and Clothing
• Life, Liberty and Death
• Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

The phrase "No Taxation without Representation" was shouted by colonist who felt what?

• They needed a tax collector
• That they had no voice in Parliment
• That they wanted their tax check
• That Parliament had heard them

According to the social contract theory, where does the government get its power?

• "the legislature"
• "the laws of nature"
• "the consent of the governed"
• the King of England

Definition: The government and those who govern are bound by the law, as are those who are governed.

• Rule of Law

• Republic

• Democracy

• Representative Government

Definition: In a representative system of government, the people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the people’s behalf.

• Consent of the Governed

• Representative Government

• Federalism

• Democracy

Hobbes believed that a single __________, or ruler, should have complete authority over the people.

• emperor
• magnate
• overlord
• sovereign

People are basically selfish and evil.

• Hobbes
• Locke