Civics Semester Test

TRUE or FALSE: The Enlightenment was a period in history when philosophers used reason to discover natural law and to better shape the human experience in regards to society and government.

• True
• False

A government political power lies in the hands of one is called a(an)?

• Oligarchy
• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Republic

A government where the majority rules is a called a(an)?

• Oligarchy
• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Republic

A government type that establishes "the law" to protect individual rights.

• Oligarchy
• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Republic

TRUE or FALSE: One of the major differences between a democracy and a republic is that in a republic, individual rights are protected.

• True
• False

In Rousseau's opening line of "The Social Contract" he says: "Man was born free and everywhere he is in chains". What do the chains represent?

• Man in the State of Nature
• Man's selfish desires
• Religious forced on society
• Society and Government

When it comes to the etymology of the different types of government, which two languages do we get most of the terms from?

• Chinese and Japanese
• American and British
• Greek and Latin
• Italian and Russian

What year was the Magna Carta written?

• 1215
• 1222
• 1689
• 1776

What was the date that Congress approved the final draft of the Declaration of Independence?

• July 4, 1776
• June 26, 1776
• August 2, 1776
• Yesterday

Which of these best describes the word "unalienable"?

• Impossible to take away or give up
• Something that is earned
• Something that can be bought
• Easily lost or taken