AGC Unit 1.1a Review

The Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights and the Petition of Right are all examples of what concept?

• Self-government

• Limited government

• Direct Democracy

• Individual Rights

Self-government can be seen in colonial America through:

• Mayflower Compact

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• English Bill of Rights

• New England Town Hall Meetings

Americans instituted the ideas of John Locke that an unjust government should be overthrown when they declared independence through the:

• English Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

The philosopher that believed that people are born with natural rights and the government is supposed to protect those rights is

• John Locke

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Hobbes

The philosopher that wrote Leviathan and thought that all people are bad and we need a strong, central authority is

• John Locke

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Hobbes

The philosopher that wrote The Spirit of Laws and invented the idea of three branches of government that we use in America is

• John Locke

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Hobbes

The philosopher that wrote about the social contract where people give up some of their rights to the government in exchange for protection, but the government acts in the "general will"

• John Locke

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Hobbes

What fundamental political principle states that our government is NOT all powerful?

• Democracy

• Rule of law

• Consent of the governed

• Representative government

• Limited government

Which document is considered a cornerstone of the idea that the government should protect individual rights?

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Petition of Right

Which philosopher is known for the idea that government power should be separated into different branches to prevent tyranny?

• John Locke

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Hobbes