Unit 1 GOVT

Which of the following branches of government is responsible for the creation of laws?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Federal

• Judicial

Which Enlightenment author not only wrote Leviathan, but also was a strong advocate for an absolute monarchy?

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Denis Diderot

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

Separation of State and Federal laws and powers is defined as

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Federalism

Which of the following factors would NOT be seen by a confederation of states/nations?

• Common Currency

• Similar views on autocratic rule

• Common defense and military initiatives

• Similar social and economic beliefs

The Supreme Court is the highest level/step of which branch of government?

• Judicial

• Executive

• Federal

• Legislative

The legislative branch would have the highest level of authority in which form of government?

• Confederation

• Unitary

• Democracy

• Federalism

The Magna Carta in 1215 was the first document to challenge the authority of the _________.

• Rich elites

• Pope

• King

• Military dictator of an empire

Which of the following types of democracy has the prime minister elected by the legislature, not the citizen?

• Presidential Democracy

• Indirect Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Direct Democracy

_______ is the famous author of the Social Contract. He advocated for a direct democracy as well.

• Denis Diderot

• John Locke

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

Which of the following was NOT a component of the English Bill of Rights?

• Prohibited a standing army in peacetime

• All parliamentary elections are free

• Freedom from excessive bail and cruel/unusual punishment

• All of the above are correct