Question 1 (1 point)
According to the Preamble of the Constitution, the founding fathers wanted to, “form a more perfect union.”
What is meant by this statement?
Question 1 options:

The founding fathers wanted to have peace within the country.

The founding fathers wanted to make a perfect society.

The founding fathers wanted to create a better government.

The founding fathers wanted to raise an army and navy.
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


divine right theory


social contract theory


force 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


protection


promote general welfare


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:

Petition of Rights

Declaration of Independence

Magna Carta

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


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.

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

democracy

dictatorship

confederation


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

strong; such as in the rule of an absolute monarch

destructive; such as in the state of anarchy

limited; such as in a parliamentary government

mutual; such as governments with separation of powers

Question 8 (1 point)
How did Thomas Jefferson make the U.S. Declaration of Independence more persuasive to its readers?
Question 8 options:

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


by blaming Parliament instead of the British king

by condemning the continuation of slavery in the American colonies


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


Declaration of Independence


Treaty of Paris


Articles of Confederation

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:

Declaration of Independence


Treaty of Paris


Articles of Confederation


Consitution

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

Question 11 options:

limited government


checks and balances


rule of law


popular sovereignty