PLATO Edmentum US Government End of Semester Test

PLATO Edmentum US Government End of Semester Test

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What is the primary purpose of most constitutions?

• to define a moral code for people to follow
• to provide a substitute for government
• to prevent a strong central government
• to define and limit government power
• to give the government absolute power - Correct Answer D. to define and limit government power

Under which type of government would state or provincial governments have the most sovereignty?

• parliamentary
• confederal
• federal
• totalitarian
• dictatorship - Correct Answer B. confederal

Imagine you are preparing a speech on social contract theory for your government class. As part of your speech, you need to focus on the idea that people have the authority to overthrow a government that has become tyrannical. Which Enlightenment text would be good source material?

• Hobbes's Leviathan
• Locke's Second Treatise of Government
• Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws
• Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England
• Machiavelli's The Prince - Correct Answer B. Locke's Second Treatise of Government

What is considered an important Roman contribution to American government? 1 / 2

• the idea of representative government in which people elect officials to speak for them
• the idea of a legislature that has more power than any other branch of government
• the idea that everyone is judged under the same interpretation of the law
• the idea that governments are only legitimate if they rule with the consent of their people
• the idea that people naturally give up some rights to a government for the sake of maintaining order

in society - Correct Answer A. the idea of representative government in which people elect officials to speak for them According to the Declaration of Independence, when do the people have the right to overthrow their government?

• when the government taxes the people too much
• when the people as a whole do not agree with the policies of the government
• when they are ruled by a king
• when the government fails to protect the fundamental rights of the people
• when the economy fails to create new jobs - Correct Answer D. when the government fails to protect

the fundamental rights of the people What was an important concern for the Founding Fathers when drafting the Articles of Confederation?

• avoiding the tyranny of a powerful central government
• granting only limited powers to the new monarchy
• providing new powers to the executive branch
• limiting the power of certain states in the Union
• preventing states from trading with other nations - Correct Answer A. avoiding the tyranny of a

powerful central government The Constitution created a federal system in the United States. Which of the following best describes a federal government?

• equal and full sovereignty granted to all states with a weak central government
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