Social Studies Test 2

What story, read in class, was an example of civic virtue?

Which is an example of a social contract?

People and institutions with the authority to make and enforce laws and manage disputes about laws.

What power does the Executive Branch hold?

Wealthy upper class are called what?

A political philosopher who influenced the thinking of the Founders

That which is good for the community is good as a whole.

To approve of something or allow something to take place

What league was made up of five tribes that maintained political ties to discuss problems?

A constitutional government sets limits on the powers of the person or group running the government

People who had to provide for their own needs:

He was a political philosopher who believed that government should be divided into parts:

What story, read in class, is an example of following a Higher Law?

In a direct democracy, the people themselves control government.

A constitution is an example of a Higher Law

Part of a person's life that is not the business of the government:

The purpose of government is to ...

An agreement among the people to set up government and obey the laws

What power does the Judicial Branch hold?

According to Locke, which of the following is not a natural right?

Citizens entrust their power to _________ who are leaders they elect to represent and serve their interests

A legal framework for government

The idea that citizens should put aside their own self interest for the common good of the community

What power does the Legislative Branch hold?

Where does government get it's right to govern?

Which is an example of an autocratic or dictatorial government?

A form of government in which political power is held by a single ruler:

The colonists that were important leaders who established our government were known as ...

Most children in the American Colonies learned civic virtue from:

Men and Women who sell their labor in exchange for the cost of a trip from Europe to the Colonies ...