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What are our unalienable rights?

Life, liberty, pursuit of hapiness

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Which philosopher developed the concept of the social contract theory?

Hobbes

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True or False: The right to resist illegitimate government was a justification for the American Revolution

True
100

Who is known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?

  • a) Washington
  • b) Jefferson
  • c) Madison
  • d) Hamilton
  • c) Madison
100

Which Founding Father argued for a strong central government in the Federalist Papers?

  • a) Jefferson
  • b) Hamilton
  • c) Adams
  • d) Mason
  • b) Hamilton
200

Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of which founding document?

  • a) Constitution
  • b) Bill of Rights
  • c) Declaration of Independence
  • d) Articles of Confederation
  • c) Declaration of Independence
200

George Mason’s Virginia Declaration of Rights influenced which U.S. document?

  • a) Articles of Confederation
  • b) Constitution
  • c) Bill of Rights
  • d) Federalist Papers
  • c) Bill of Rights
200

Which of the following was a major contribution of Alexander Hamilton?

  • a) Leading the Anti-Federalists
  • b) Advocating for a national bank
  • c) Writing the Bill of Rights
  • d) Authoring the Declaration
  • b) Advocating for a national bank
200

What debate did the Bill of Rights resolve during ratification of the Constitution?

  • a) Protection of individual liberties
  • b) Presidential power
  • c) State borders
  • d) Slavery
  • a) Protection of individual liberties
200

True or False: The New Jersey Plan favored representation based on state population.

  • a) True
  • b) False
  • b) False
300

How did Enlightenment thinkers like Locke and Montesquieu influence the Declaration and Constitution?

  • a) Promoted divine right
  • b) Advocated for natural rights and separation of powers
  • c) Supported unlimited monarchy
  • d) Encouraged no written laws
  • b) Advocated for natural rights and separation of powers
300

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to:

  • a) Strengthen the federal government
  • b) Protect individual liberties
  • c) Limit state powers only
  • d) Encourage monarchy
  • b) Protect individual liberties
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Which two compromises shaped the legislative branch during the Constitutional Convention?

  • a) Great Compromise and Three-Fifths Compromise
  • b) Bill of Rights and New Jersey Plan
  • c) Virginia Plan and Bill of Rights
  • d) Missouri Compromise and Kansas-Nebraska Act
  • a) Great Compromise and Three-Fifths Compromise
300

The idea of the social contract justifies rebellion against a tyrannical government because:

  • a) People never have rights
  • b) Government gets power from the consent of the governed
  • c) Kings have divine authority
  • d) Slavery was needed
  • b) Government gets power from the consent of the governed
300

How did the Three-Fifths Compromise resolve conflict between northern and southern states?

  • a) Counting all slaves for taxation only
  • b) Counting slaves as 3/5 for representation and taxation
  • c) Ending slavery immediately
  • d) Counting no slaves in population
  • b) Counting slaves as 3/5 for representation and taxation
400

. Which philosopher’s ideas about separation of powers influenced the structure of the U.S. Constitution?

  • a) Montesquieu
  • b) Locke
  • c) Hobbes
  • d) Blackstone
  • a) Montesquieu
400

Which Founding Father wrote many of the Federalist Papers along with James Madison and John Jay?

  • a) Jefferson
  • b) Washington
  • c) Hamilton
  • d) Adams
  • c) Hamilton
400

Why were the Federalist Papers written?

  • a) To oppose ratification
  • b) To explain and defend the Constitution
  • c) To revise the Articles of Confederation
  • d) To create new states
  • b) To explain and defend the Constitution
400

The conflict between Federalists and Anti-Federalists centered on what issue?

  • a) Slavery
  • b) Strength of central government
  • c) Border disputes
  • d) Trade policies
  • b) Strength of central government
400

What was the Great Compromise and why was it necessary?

  • a) Agreement to end slavery
  • b) Agreement on presidential powers
  • c) Created a bicameral legislature to balance large and small states
  • d) Allowed Congress to declare war
  • c) Created a bicameral legislature to balance large and small states
500

 What is one way that Judeo-Christian values influenced the American founding?

  • a) Belief in natural law and moral responsibility
  • b) Promotion of monarchy
  • c) Rejection of written law
  • d) Encouragement of dictatorship
  • a) Belief in natural law and moral responsibility
500

 English common law influenced the U.S. legal system by emphasizing:

  • a) Trial by jury
  • b) Unlimited monarchy
  • c) Divine right of kings
  • d) Rule by decree

A. Trial by Jury

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7. Which Enlightenment idea most directly influenced the Declaration of Independence?

  • a) Separation of church and state
  • b) Social contract and natural rights
  • c) Divine right of kings
  • d) Military dictatorship
  • b) Social contract and natural rights
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8. How did republicanism shape the responsibilities of citizens in the new government?

  • a) Citizens must vote and participate
  • b) Citizens must obey kings
  • c) Citizens had no role
  • d) Citizens served only in the army
  • a) Citizens must vote and participate
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9. Match the thinker: Who argued for natural rights of life, liberty, and property?

  • a) Moses
  • b) Blackstone
  • c) Locke
  • d) Montesquieu
  • c) Locke
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