Unit 1 Government Test

Which best describes an important civic responsibility?

What are rights that all humans are entitled to?

Read this passage from the English Bill of Rights. That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal. This passage from the English Bill of Rights led to the protection of which right?

The Declaration of Independence is considered the first formal assertion by a people of their right to

he Enlightenment was an age of inquiry based on ? , not religion.

What was the purpose of the New Jersey Plan?

When leaders use religious laws to govern, they most likely represent

Read the quotation from the Declaration of Independence. "For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury." Which legal change after the American Revolution most likely resulted from this grievance?

Which statement is true of a government where there is no separation of powers?

Thomas Paine's Common Sense pushed for a more radical solution than the First Continental Congress did in resolving issues of British rule. What was Paine's solution?

Which quotation from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence supports the idea that the United States is based on a social contract?

How did Enlightenment thinkers approach the study of government?

A public welfare service that the US government provides is

The concept of checks and balances ensures that

Read the following quotation from George Washington. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create whatever the form of government, a real despotism. What was Washington warning against?