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Foundations of American Democracy — Unit test Answers

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P
People’s rights are guaranteed.
O
One person rules and has absolute power.
T
The legislature is divided into different branches.
J
Judges decide the legality of laws passed by the legislature.
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Athens and Sparta were both

A
countries.
B
city-states.
C
monarchies.
D
empires.
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Legal
B
Natural
C
Divine
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That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal.

t
the freedom to bear arms
t
the right to pass taxes
t
the freedom of speech
t
the right to vote
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A charter is a written document that

s
states the conditions of an agreement.
d
describes the separation of powers in diagram form.
l
lists the items for sale in a shop.
d
describes, in Latin, which laws should be followed.
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The concept of checks and balances ensures that

e
each branch of government does not have power over the others.
o
only one branch of government maintains power over the others.
e
each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the others.
n
no branch of government has a separate power from the others.
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The Founders wanted to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution because they wanted to

A
include a way to amend the Constitution.
B
include a provision for the rule of law.
C
strengthen the system of checks and balances.
D
ensure that people’s rights were protected.
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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.

f
forming a bicameral legislature
i
instituting separation of powers
g
granting citizens too many rights
h
having a single ruler
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According to the Constitution, which of the following is true about “unalienable rights”?

A
They can never be taken away from the government.
B
They can only be changed by the government.
C
They can never be taken away from the people.
D
They only apply to citizens of the United States.
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How did Enlightenment thinkers approach the study of government?

A
by taking a historical view
B
by taking a divine right view
C
by taking a faith-based view
D
by taking a secular view
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What did the Founders mean by the term “rule of law”?

A
laws that apply equally to everyone
B
laws made by the rulers of a country
C
laws that apply to elected officials
D
laws made by an independent republic
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The Enlightenment idea of separation of powers led to

A
giving authority to the president and vice president.
B
granting a social contract between colonists and governments.
C
forming three branches of government in the United States.
D
forming a powerful government that could protect its people.
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Rome became a ________ at the end of the 6th Century BCE.

D
Democracy
R
Republic
D
Dictatorship
T
Theocracy

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