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Which leading political Charles-Louis Montesquieu
thinker is given credit for
his influence on the
separation of powers?
"we hold these truths to the Declaration of Independence
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." In which
document are these words
written by Thomas
Jefferson?
Why is Tocqueville still Citizens should beware of being too self-absorbed
relevant today? and not participating in the political process.
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How did Alexis de It was a time when Americans worked together for the
Tocqueville describe the common good of others.
1830s in America?
After studying and The president believed Americans had too much
reading examples about liberty and too little security.
liberty and order consider
the following: After the
terrorist attack on
September 11, President
Bush and Congress
passed the PATRIOT Act,
which expanded the
power of law enforcement
to secretly investigate
potential terrorists. What
does this suggest?
What is a statement that Government is necessary to protect life and property.
Hobbes and Locke would
both agree on?
What term is best used to representative republic
describe our government?
How long is the term for a 2 years
member in the House of
Representative before
they face re-election?
It was included in the Constitution as a concession to
Which of the following is
the Anti-federalists who opposed ratification of the
true of the Bill of Rights?
Constitution.
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A prominent political separation of powers and checks and balances
scientist famously
described American
government as separate
institutions sharing
powers; Which two
constitutional principles
are embodied in this
statement?
According to Tocqueville, People should help one another because the welfare
civic virtue means simply of others affects individual welfare.
that individuals have
interests and desires that
are not solely focused on
themselves. Rather, they
are willing to give up
some of the things they
want in order to promote
the common good. What
did he mean by this?
If you were to read about In the United States the president can neither declare
a country whose nor fund a war without the vote of Congress.
government allows their
president to declare war
on another country, and
individually coin money to
fight the war without the
consent of any other
government official.
Which of the following
would best describe this
system as compared with
the government in the
United States?
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Which of the following executive, legislative, and judicial branches
best describes separation
of powers?
Military leaders do not have any independent
What does civilian control
authority, but are the servants of the elected
of the military mean?
representatives of the people.
According to Hobbes, Perilous
what would life be like
without limits on an
individual's behavior or if
living in a state of nature?
What does unit 1 say is politics
perhaps the most
complex form of human
interaction?
How can the principle of It provides both state and national governments with
federalism promote the the ability to protect citizens from abuses of power by
protection of civil rights in the other.
the American federal
system?
Which of the following encouraging civic groups to help the poor
would Tocqueville most
likely endorse?
If a country has a political the U.S. system of government created in Philadelphia
system where some
decisions are made in
local legislatures and
others are made in the
national legislature.
Whose government would
this most likely be
compared to?
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