Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
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According to the Declaration of Independence, governments are established to
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a. | protect the nation from invasion | b. | provide a system of checks and
balances | c. | protect the natural rights of citizens | d. | guarantee voting rights for all
citizens |
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The idea of representative government flourished in colonial America because the
colonists wanted _____.
a. | the people to be the source of power | b. | to be responsible for their own
defense | c. | government power to be held by only a few leaders | d. | a president to
control the government |
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The framers of the United States Constitution, drew extensively on the ideas
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a. | contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights | b. | developed by
Enlightenment philosophers | c. | contained in the Napoleonic
Code | d. | developed by European imperialists |
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Which concept found in the United States Constitution was a belief held by the
social contract philosophers of the Enlightenment period?
a. | presidential cabinet | b. | judicial review | c. | limited
monarchy | d. | sovereignty of the people |
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The Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights are similar in that both
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a. | support a federal system of government | b. | maintain the importance of a strong chief
executive | c. | provide for a system of checks and balances | d. | support limitations
on government power |
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