AP Government Quiz 1 Topics 1.1-1.3

Enlightenment thinkers stressed the importance of governments protecting the natural rights. In the state of nature one can find popular sovereignty. This belief resulted in a desire to make all governments behold to:

B. The consent of the governed

One of the true ancestors of American government was Thomas Hobbes (1588 Dash 1679). In Louisiana (1651), Hobbes wrote of the imperative need for a social contract with adequate checks and balances because in "the state of nature" mankind was

C. "Nasty and Brutish"

"No freeman she'll be taken, in prison, disused, outlawed, banished, or in any way destroyed, nor will we proceed against or prosecute him, Except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land..." This early affirmation of the rights of men based upon the rule of law can be found in

D. Hobbs' Leviathan, 1651

"Men being, as has been said, by nature, all free, equal and independent, no one can be put out of this state, and subjected to the political power of another, without his own consent." In this quote from the second treaties on government (1690), John Locke was clearly advocating for

A. Popular sovereignty

"When the legislative and executive powers are United in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may rise, lest the same monarch or Senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner." In This quote from the spirit of the laws (1748), Montesquieu was clearly advocating for

B. Separation of powers

This transformative document has been and continues to be used as a manifesto of freedom to oppressed people around the world.

C. The Declaration of Independence (1776)

The seminal document established the essential blueprint for a unique form of political democracy in America. Even today can be cited as the longest lasting and most durable government charter in human history.

D. U.S. Constitution (1789)

As societies grew more and more complex governments were formed to help manage norms. In representative governments these norms are primarily managed through:

D. Laws and public policies

In the Declaration of Independence Jefferson wrote, "That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form Of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..." In this revolutionary statement, Jefferson was advocating

C. Popular sovereignty

Recently the President of the United States met with the high tech leaders, Hollywood stars and media moguls to discuss how best to address the issue of education reform. What model of representative democracy is represented above?

C. Elite democracy

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, like the Sierra Club, is an interest group that through its numbers can amplify the voices of every day citizens. The Chamber advocates for small businesses. The Sierra Club supports environmental issues. What model of representative democracy is represented above?

B. Pluralist democracy

Conservative groups like the Tea Party and liberal groups like Occupy Wall Street have mobilize thousands of every day citizens to advocate for new public policies by taking to the streets, calling the representatives, voting for alternative candidates and raising money. What model of representative democracy is represented above?

A. Participatory democracy

James Madison in the Federalist 10 wrote: "The inference to which we are brought is, Let the causes of faction cannot be removed, and that relief is only to be sought in the means of controlling it's effects." According to Madisyn, how best to control the email effects of functions?

A. Build a small participatory democracy

The constitutional convention in 1787 created a blueprint for American government. The founding fathers set upon a republican form of government, also known as a

B. Representative democracy

With the close of the American Revolution in 1776, power and rights in America were equally vested in the people. Another name for this is

A. Popular sovereignty

Early in the life of American government questions and merge over "who to empower and where?" The Federalist, in early political party in vision to government...

A. Strongly centralized but not too strong

Early in the life of American government questions and merge over " who to empower and where?" The Anti-Federalists, In early political party, envisioned a government

B. Made up of smaller localized units

The Anti-Federalist, in opposition party, argued in the rudest essays that strong centralized governments tend to be corrupted by

C. Wealthy citizens

In opposition to the Federalist, Anti-Federalist argued that the seat of government should be found in

C. Local state governments

When assessing government in America today, the Federalists seemed to have succeeded in securing a strong _____ government; and the Anti-Federalist also succeeded in securing viable ____ governments.

A. Central; local