AMSCO 1.1 - Ideals of Democracy

What inspired the leading revolutionaries?

• Enlightenment thinkers

• Industrial Revolution

• Scientific Revolution

• Medieval philosophers

What could people do if a government violated the understood compact, according to Enlightenment thinkers?

• Take that power back

• Appeal to the king

• Move to another country

• Write a new compact

Who argued that when humans live in "a state of nature" rather than in a governed state, the result is anarchy and war?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

Which philosopher saw a republican form of government as one having defined and limited power while granting political liberty to citizens?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

What principle should be described in the practice scenarios provided in the text?

• A. Federalism

• B. Limited government

• C. Judicial review

• D. Separation of powers

When did the Second Continental Congress reconvene to debate the enhanced resolution?

• July 1

• June 11

• July 4

• June 30

What did the Declaration of Independence explain about the British Crown?

• It violated natural rights and self-rule

• It provided economic stability

• It supported colonial independence

• It encouraged democratic governance

According to the Declaration, what is the right of the people when a government becomes destructive?

• To alter or abolish it

• To support it

• To ignore it

• To strengthen it

What did the King of Great Britain refuse to do, according to the Declaration?

• Assent to Laws

• Provide financial aid

• Negotiate with colonists

• Support the military

What was created as the nation's first constitution?

• A) The Declaration of Independence

• B) The Articles of Confederation

• C) The U.S. Constitution

• D) The Bill of Rights