Question

(Will pass the max amount of points on the list-98 points to whomever can help me with this!)

Question 2 (1 point)
This theory on the origin of government suggests that government naturally grew and was created out of the family structure.

Question 2 options:

evolutionary theory


force theory


social contract theory


divine right theory

Question 3 (1 point)
The United States has a court system that allows for civil lawsuits to be filed to take care of matters such as property disputes, divorces, or other civil matters.

This statement best describes the U.S. government fulfilling which role of government?

Question 3 options:

conflict resolution


promote general welfare


protection


economic stability

Question 4 (1 point)
In 1215, the angry English nobles forced King John to sign the ____, which introduced the idea of limited government. The founding fathers would later use this idea in the founding of the United States.
Question 4 options:

Bill of Rights

Declaration of Independence

Magna Carta

Petition of Rights
Question 5 (1 point)
Why is philosopher John Locke important to the foundation of the United States of America?

Question 5 options:

He was a military leader from England who helped George Washington train the Continental Army.


His surrender at the Battle of Yorktown marked the end of the American Revolution.


His ideas regarding a "social contract" between society and government influenced the Founding Fathers.


He was part of the Second Continental Congress and one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence.

Question 6 (1 point)
A government in which the people rule is called a(n) ____.
Question 6 options:

oligarchy

dictatorship

confederation


democracy
Question 7 (1 point)
Hobbes compared the government to a Leviathan in order to make the point that governments should be ____.
Question 7 options:

destructive; such as in the state of anarchy

limited; such as in a parliamentary government

mutual; such as governments with separation of powers


strong; such as in the rule of an absolute monarch
Question 8 (1 point)
How did Thomas Jefferson make the U.S. Declaration of Independence more persuasive to its readers?
Question 8 options:

by condemning the continuation of slavery in the American colonies


by blaming Parliament instead of the British king

by including a list of complaints against the actions of Great Britain


by describing the structure of a new federal government

Question 9 (1 point)
This document was negotiated between the United States and Great Britain in 1783. It ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence.

Question 9 options:

Constitution of the United States


Articles of Confederation


Treaty of Paris


Declaration of Independence

Question 10 (1 point)
After the colonists gained independence from Great Britain, they knew they needed to establish a new government. This first plan of government for the United States was known as ____.

Question 10 options:

Treaty of Paris


Declaration of Independence


Consitution


Articles of Confederation

Question 11 (1 point)
The idea that government is not all powerful is the concept of ____.

Question 11 options:

checks and balances


rule of law


popular sovereignty


limited government

Question 12 (1 point)
Burdened down with taxes to pay for the war, colonists in Massachusetts attacked the courthouses and later a federal arsenal. These attacks were known as ____, and are important as they showed the need for a stronger federal government.

Question 12 options:

Shays' Rebellion


American Revolution


French and Indian Conflict


the United States Civil War

Question 13 (1 point)
This philosopher is best know for his ideas regarding separation of powers. The founders used his ideas when they established three separate branches of government.

Question 13 options:

Charles Montesquieu


Thomas Hobbes


John Locke


Jean Jacques Rousseau

Question 14 (1 point)
Many ideas that came from the Enlightenment in Europe were borrowed when creating state constitutions and our national government. One of these principles is popular sovereignty. Which statement best describes popular sovereignty?

Question 14 options:

Popular sovereignty is the idea that no branch of government should be more powerful than another.


Popular sovereignty is the idea that the will of the people should govern society.


Popular sovereignty is the idea that there should be three separate branches of government.


Popular sovereignty is the idea that no person is above the law.

Question 15 (1 point)
Which of the following is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Question 15 options:

lack of executive and judicial branches


could not make the states go along with the decisions of Congress


13 of the 13 states must agree to make an amendment to the Articles


North West Ordinance's plan to admit new states

Answer 1

Do you want the defintions for the question 2 and below?

Answer 2

2. Evolutionary theory

3. Conflict resolution

4. Magna Carta.

5. His ideas regarding a "social contract" between society and government influenced the Founding Fathers.

6. Democracy

7. Mutual, such as governments with separation of powers.

8. By including a list of complaints against the actions of Great Britain.

9. Treaty of Paris

10. Constitution.

11. Limited government.

12. Shays' Rebellion.

13. Charles Montesquieu.

14. Popular sovereignty is the idea that the will of the people should govern society.

15. 13 of the 13 states must agree to make an amendment to the Articles.

I hope I helped you :)