Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens

Question 1

The concept of voting rights is based on

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popular sovereignty.

Question 2

The basis for America’s foundation in liberty is found in

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the Declaration of Independence.

Question 3

Enlightenment thinkers questioned

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government authority.

Question 4

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

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separation of powers

Question 5

Which statement best describes the Enlightenment?

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The Enlightenment was a European movement that spread to the colonies.

Question 6

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

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a government run by people elected to lead the country

Question 7

The concept of natural rights, which was later used in the Declaration of Independence, was first proposed by

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John Locke.

Question 8

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

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stayed out of people’s affairs.

Question 9

Which of the following is the best example of populism?

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A government allows its people to govern themselves.

Question 10

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

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are all ways that the Constitution limits government power.

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