1.Limited government means that the power of (3 points)elected officials has no limitsvoters has extensive limits✓elected officials has limitsvoters has no limits3 of 3✓2.(Citizenship 01.01 LC)In an indirect democracy, major laws and rules are made by (3 points)majority vote of the peoplethe top executive official✓elected representativesstate-level executives3 of 3✓3.(Citizenship 01.01 LC)Which of the following is an example of government affecting citizens' daily lives? (3 points) Show
Get answer to your question and much more Sarah has an argument with her boss.✓Julie gets a speeding ticket from police.Robb volunteers to tutor young students.3 of 3✓4.(Citizenship 01.02 LC)Naturalization is (3 points)the word used to refer to citizenship by birth on U.S. territory✓a process through which a person may become a legal citizenthe word used to refer to citizenship by birth to U.S. parentsa process through which a person can lose legal citizenship3 of 3✓5.(Citizenship 01.02 MC)The purpose of the naturalization process is to provide a means for (3 points)law enforcement to identify non-citizens illegally living and working in the country✓non-citizens to become legal citizens with all related rights and responsibilitiescitizens by birth to establish citizenship for their children born elsewhere illegal aliens to receive permission to work in the country temporarily3 of 3✓6.(Citizenship 02.01 MC)"The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all havingin direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States."—Declaration ofIndependenceThe "injuries and usurpations" described in this quote are the colonists' (3 points)✓proof that the king violated the principles of limited government, social contract,and natural rightsdescriptions of actions that follow the principles of limited government, socialcontract, and natural rightsreasons they should have representation in Britain under the principles of popularsovereignty and individual rightsarguments for why they would rather not separate from Britain under the principlesof popular sovereignty and individual rights3 of 3X7.(Citizenship 02.01 MC)Which of the following quotes best reflects the principle of limited government in the Declaration ofIndependence? (3 points) Get answer to your question and much more ✓"A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, isunfit to be the ruler of a free people."X"All men... are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, thatamong these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."0 of 3✓8. Upload your study docs or become a Course Hero member to access this document Upload your study docs or become a Course Hero member to access this document End of preview. Want to read all 29 pages? Upload your study docs or become a Course Hero member to access this document Tags Government, Supreme Court of the United States UNIT ONE QUESTIONS 1. Upon which of the following principles of human nature did Thomas Hobbes and John Locke most likely AGREE? a. Life in the state of nature is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." b. All people are born with certain unalienable rights, including life, liberty, and property. c. The most important basis of government is the social contract. d. People are incapable of self rule, and must rely on the judgement of monarchs. e. Humans are basically self-centered, and governments must be based on the realities of human nature. (Questions 2 and 3 are based on the following quote:) "But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government..." 2. The quote is from a. The Declaration of Independence b. the Constitution c. the Federalist Papers d. Common Sense e. The Leviathan 3. The quote reflects most accurately which principle of government? a. the self interest of humans b. federalism c. the social contract d. separation of powers e. states rights 4. All of the following were characteristic of the American government under the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT: a. The central government consisted of a Congress in which each state was represented equally. b. No executive or judiciary branches were created. c. The central government could not regulate commerce between states. d. The central government could not levy taxes. e. The Articles could be amended by a vote of 10 of the 13 states. 5. Which of the following BEST captures the majority opinion of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention regarding the franchise? a. All adults should have the right to vote. b. All white males should have the right to vote. c. Only property owners should have the right to vote. d. No government officials should be selected by direct democratic vote. e. All white males and females should have the right to vote. 6. Which of the following most accurately describes the legislature created by the Connecticut Compromise? a. a unicameral legislature selected by popular vote b. a bicameral legislature, with the upper house selected by the lower c. an upper house appointed by the state legislatures and a lower house selected by popular vote d. an bicameral legislature, with both houses selected by popular vote e. a unicameral legislature selected by the state legislatures 7. The Constitution created the electoral college to select a. all major political leaders b. members of the legislature only c. Senators and the president d. the president and the vice president e. the president only 8. If "factious leaders...kindle a flame within their particular states..." [leaders can check the spread of the] "conflagration through the other states." The above quotes from the Federalist #10 best support the a. states rights point of view b. concern for protecting individual rights c. argument for a centralized government d. principles of federalism and separation of powers e. separation of the colonies from England 9. A unitary political system is one in which power is a. concentrated in one person, usually a dictator b. spread equally among subunits c. concentrated in one geographic area d. in the hands of a prime minister who leads the majority party in Parliament e. centered in the hands of those who control the economy 10. At which of the following times was the U.S. political system almost completely the opposite from the British system in terms of distribution of power? a. during the American Revolution, under the Articles of Confederation (1776-1787) b. during the Early Republic, under the newly created Constitution (1789-1800) c. during the Civil War, when power was more concentrated in the presidency (1861-1865) d. during the Industrial Revolution, when politcal power was held by entrepreneurs (1865-1900) e. during the 1920s, when weak presidents allowed Congress to control policymaking 11. Which of the following is a concurrent power? a. declaration of war b. regulation of interstate commerce c. taxation d. issuance of mandates e. coining of money (Questions 12 and 13 are based on the following quote): "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people." 12. In terms of the "necessary and proper debate the tenth amendment quoted above best represents the point of view of a. Alexander Hamilton b. Thomas Jefferson c. George Washington d. John Adams e. Benjamin Franklin 13. The principle of the tenth amendment was strongly defended in the pre-Civil War period by a. Alexander Hamilton b. James Buchanan c. John C. Calhoun d. Abraham Lincoln e. Stephen Douglas 14. Which of the following would be LEAST likely to support consolidation of federal categorical grants into a large block grant? a. a governor of a small, less populated state, who wants agricultural grants b. a governor of a large, more populated state who needs money for urban renewal c. a Democratic president that shares power with a Republican Congress d. a liberal senator who supports civil rights legislation e. a representative who wants to take credit for getting federal money for his/her district 15. Until 1997, which of the following controls allowed the federal government to require compliance of states to federal guidelines WITHOUT providing federal money? a. conditions of aid b. nullification c. mandates d. dual federalism e. cross-over sanctions Return to the Table of Contents Go on to Unit One Answers Go on to Unit Two Which of the following grievances from the Declaration of Independence reflects the principle of social contract 3 points?Which of the following grievances from the Declaration of Independence reflects the principle of social contract? "For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent."
How is the principle of the social contract reflected in the Declaration of Independence?The social contract states that “rational people” should believe in organized government, and this ideology highly influenced the writers of the Declaration of Independence. that created it, or popular sovereignty. He believed that every citizen was equal in the view of the government.
What is social contract theory?Social contract theory, nearly as old as philosophy itself, is the view that persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live.
Which of the following quotes from the Declaration of Independence?The Declaration of Independence Quotes
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…”
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