Foundations of American Democracy

Question 1

A similarity between the separation of powers, the system of checks and balances, and federalism is that they

Revolt · Accepted Answer

are all ways that the Constitution limits government power.

Question 2

The Enlightenment thinker Baron de Montesquieu came up with the idea of

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the separation of the government’s powers.

Question 3

Which best describes Alexis de Tocqueville?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

He was a French historian and political scientist who championed “uniquely American” values such as egalitarianism.

Question 4

Look at the chart. Which Enlightenment concept does this chart illustrate?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

separation of powers

Question 5

Which of the following is the best example of populism?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A government allows its people to govern themselves.

Question 6

A social contract is an agreement between

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a government and its citizens.

Question 7

De Tocqueville observed the laissez-faire government in the United States, which meant that the government

Revolt · Accepted Answer

stayed out of people’s affairs.

Question 8

Enlightenment thinkers questioned

Revolt · Accepted Answer

government authority.

Question 9

Which of the following principles did the Founders use as part of the basis for the Constitution?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

popular sovereignty

Question 10

Which statement best describes the republican form of government that the Founding Fathers envisioned?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a government run by people elected to lead the country

Foundations of American Democracy Answers