Which of the following statements is true about limited and unlimited governments?

Limited gives power to the people, unlimited does not

The theory of Montesquieu was called separation of powers because it separated government ____.

into three branches, with judiciary being the most powerful.

How can a nation maintain a favorable balance of trade?

By exporting more than it imports

What was Thomas Hobbes’ belief about natural law?

Humans were selfish and violent

Which of the following is a characteristic of a limited government?

The power of the ruler is restricted by the people

Peter I (Peter the Great) used his unlimited power to strengthen Russia, by ____.

bringing Western technology to Russia

Which idea of John Locke is a part of the United States government?

People have the right to life and liberty

How did capitalism differ from mercantilism?

Capitalism wanted to keep government out of business

Why did Japan and China want to close themselves off from Europeans?

They saw Christianity as a threat to their power

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1
What was the goal of mercantilism?
Acquire gold and silver
Increase foreign imports
Reduce tariffs on foreign goods
The one with the most toys wins!
2
Which of the following statements is true about limited and unlimited governments?
Both limited and unlimited do not give power to the people
Both limited and unlimited give power to the people
Limited gives power to the people, unlimited does not
Unlimited gives power to the people, limited does not
3
In a democracy, where does a constitution draw its power from?
The government
The courts
The people
The ruling political party
4
Locke & Rousseau believed in an agreement between the people & their gov't. This is known as
Checks and balances
Social contract
Natural rights
Civic virtue
5
The accepted view of the universe before the Scientific Revolution was
Rationalistic
Heliocentric
Hypothetical
Geocentric
6
The theory of Montesquieu was called separation of powers because it separated government ____.
into three branches, all with equal power.
into three branches, with judiciary being the most powerful.
into two branches, with judiciary being the more powerful.
into two branches, both with equal power.
7
How can a nation maintain a favorable balance of trade?
By trading for gold
It is impossible to have a favorable balance
By importing more than it exports
By exporting more than it imports
8
What was Thomas Hobbes’ belief about natural law?
Powers of government should be separated
Violence did not come naturally to humans
Humans were selfish and violent
Branches of government should check on each other
9
What natural law did Newton use to explain the movement of objects on Earth and in space?
The invention of the scientific method
The geocentric theory of the universe
The heliocentric view of the universe
The laws of motion and gravity
10
Which of the following is a characteristic of a limited government?
All power is placed in the hands of a ruler
The power of the ruler is restricted by the people
Leaders are chosen by divine right
A monarch with absolute power
11
The roots of our system of government date back to _________.
England
Spain
France
Russia
12
Which of the following was a cause of the Scientific Revolution?
Scholars translating the work of Arab scientists
The invention of new tools for studying the universe
All of the above
The increase of scientific knowledge
13
Which action shows that Louis XIV was an unlimited ruler?
He controlled all business and taxes
All of the above
He did not protect the rights of all people
He banned the French assembly from meeting during his reign
14
Peter I (Peter the Great) used his unlimited power to strengthen Russia, by ____.
freeing the serfs, or peasants
increasing the power of the nobles
bringing Western technology to Russia
adopting a bill of rights for the people
15
Which of the following is an example of an unlimited government?
constitutional monarchy
anarchy
democracy
absolute monarchy
16
Which idea of John Locke is a part of the United States government?
Each branch of government can check on the other branches
Children are taught civic virtue in schools
Life is nasty, brutish and short
People have the right to life and liberty
17
How did capitalism differ from mercantilism?
Capitalism gave little control to the people
Capitalism discouraged entrepreneurs
Capitalism wanted to keep government out of business
Capitalism wanted government control
18
The Catholic Church was ______________ new ideas in astronomy.
None of the above
Indifferent
Supportive of
Opposed to
19
What policy did Japan and China practice in reaction to the Europeans?
Expansionism
Capitalism
Isolationism
Mercantilism
20
Why did Japan and China want to close themselves off from Europeans?
They saw Christianity as a threat to their power
They disliked European weapons
They felt Europeans lacked technical knowledge
They were already Christian nations
21
What are the functions of a constitution?
To provide the supreme law for a country
All of the above
To define the powers and duties of the government
To establish the structure of the government

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