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1.02 Quiz . 1. (01.02 LC)How does the U.S. system of government reflect a commitment to the principle of limited government? (5 points)
A.
Defining power through a written constitution
B.
Protecting voting rights for eligible citizens
C.
Establishing majority rule with minority rights
D.
Ensuring political power rests with the people
2. (01.02 LC)Which statement is an expression of the principle of popular sovereignty? (5 points)
A.
Majority rule with minority rights
B.
Equality of economic opportunity
C.
Defined and limited government power
D.
Political authority rests with the people
3. (01.02 LC)John Locke wrote that if the people of a country believe their government is unjust or abusing power, they have a right to overthrow it. Which founding principle does his statement support? (5 points)
A.
Natural rights
B.
Limited government
C.
Republicanis
D.
Social contract
4. (01.02 LC)Increased taxes from the British government after 1760 threatened the interests of merchants and southern planters. This situation was a catalyst for the writing of, and is directly mentioned in, which document? (5 points)
A.
The Federalist Papers
B.
The Constitution
C.
Declaration of Independence
D.
Second Treatise of Civil Government
5. (01.02 MC)Voting eligibility has been extended to larger numbers of U.S. citizens over time. Which principle does this trend reflect? (5 points)
A.
Limited government
B.
Republicanism
C.
Economic freedom
D.
Social contract
6. (01.02 MC)"In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." —Declaration
of Independence, 1776
Which of the following founding principles is best reflected in this excerpt? (5 points)
A.
Limited government
B.
Natural rights
C.
Republicanism
D.
Social contract
7. (01.02 MC)The National Education Association (NEA) is a group of people that represent teachers and
others concerned about education laws. Members of the NEA try to influence education policy in the United States by contacting lawmakers to persuade them on relevant issues. This is an example of which theory of democracy? (5 points)
A.
Elite
B.
Indirect
C.
Participatory
D.
Pluralist
8. (01.02 MC)A line graph has the years 2005 - 2015 along the horizontal axis, and a range of dollars from 0 to 4 million along the vertical axis. A line representing the median net worth of members of the House of Representatives hovers around 800 thousand dollars for the years shown. A line representing the median net worth of U.S. Senate members starts at about 1.8 million dollars in 2005, then increases and wavers around 2.4 million dollars. It increases sharply in 2015 to about 3.1 million dollars.
The graph shows the median of the estimated net worth of U.S. Senate and U.S. House members from a 2015 study by the Center for Responsive Politics. If the average U.S. household's net worth is $75,000, then this data could help support an argument that which democratic theory dominates the U.S. government? (5 points)
A.
Elite
B.
Indirect
C.
Participatory
D.
Pluralist
9. (01.02 MC)"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."
Which of the following identifies the document and founding principle best reflected in this excerpt? (5 points)
A.
U.S. Constitution—natural law
B.
U.S. Constitution—social contract
C.
Declaration of Independence—natural law
D.
Declaration of Independence—social contract
10. (01.02 MC)"We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all
Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved;"—The Declaration of Independence
Which statement does this excerpt support? (5 points)
A.
The colonists believed that government should protect natural rights.
B.
The colonists made several attempts to reconcile their problems with Great Britain.
C.
The colonies gave specific reasons for their writing of the document.
D.
The colonies would rule themselves and no longer give loyalty to Great Britain.
1.A 2.D 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.D
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