Lesson 1.2: What Ideas about Civic Life Informed...

Who summarized the natural rights of man as “life, liberty, and estate?”

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Thomas Hobbes

What is the primary purpose of the legislative function of government?

• To make laws.

• To provide legal advice to citizens.
• To enforce laws and regulations.
• To interpret existing laws.

What is the judicial function of government?

• To provide legal advice to the government.
• To enforce laws and maintain order.
• To create new laws and regulations.
• To interpret laws and the Constitution.

What is the primary purpose of the executive branch of government?

• To enforce laws.

• To oversee the judicial branch.
• To interpret laws and their meanings.
• To create new laws.

What type of government did Aristotle believe was the most corrupt?

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Theocracy
• Direct Democracy

What is the primary purpose of a constitution?

• To outline the duties of individual citizens.
• To limit the power of the government.

• To provide a detailed history of a nation.
• To serve as a decorative document for government buildings.

What countries have an unwritten constitution?

• United Kingdom, New Zealand
• Germany, United States

• Canada, China

• Australia, Russia

Who was considered the model of civic virtue of the Roman Empire?

• Augustus
• Julius Caesar
• Nero
• Cincinnatus

What founding Father was considered “our Cincinnatus?”

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

What is anarchy?

• Anarchy is a state of society without government or authority.
• Anarchy is a political system that promotes totalitarianism.
• Anarchy refers to a society governed by a single ruler.
• Anarchy is a form of government with strict laws.