1:Which philosophers of the European Enlightenment influenced the founding documents of American government through their theory of a social contract?
A:Michel de Montaigne and Denis Diderot
B:Charles de Montesquieu and Mary Wollstonecraft
C:Thomas Hobbes and John Locke***
D:Isaac Newton and Voltaire
2:Which beliefs and principles in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution helped create a national identity?
A:belief in God, allegiance to popular sovereignty,and states' right.
B:free enterprise system, free trade system, and separation of powers.
C:individual freedom, political equality,and unalienable right.
D:powerful executive branch, judicial, review, and bicameral legislature.
3:Which of the following six organizing principles are evident in Articles I-III of U.S. Constitution? Select all that apply?
A:Limited government
B:Separation of powers***
C:judicial review
D:checks and balances***
4:Which of the following is an example of checks and balance?
A:Congress can override a presidential veto by the two-thirds vote in each house.***
B:the legislature and judiciary work together to enact legislation.
C:the president appoints the members of the cabinet.
D:certain procedures must be followed to amend the Constitution.
5:The legislative branch of the U.S. government has two houses-the Senate, in which every state has an equal number of representatives, and the House of Representatives , in which the number of representatives is based on each state's population. This system is called what?
A:bicameralism***
B:federalism
C:separation of powers
D:enumerated powers.
Are these correct?
1. correct
2. what are articles 1, 2 and 3 of Constitution about?
3. agree. thinking Marbury vs Madison later for judicial review
4. agree
5. agree
not sure about 2. Might pick C because it says Declaration as well as Constitution.
I have C for 2 just forgot to mark my answer. Thank you!
1: C - Thomas Hobbes and John Locke (To get the answer, you can look up the European Enlightenment philosophers who influenced the founding documents of American government.)
2: C - individual freedom, political equality, and unalienable rights (To determine the beliefs and principles in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution that helped create a national identity, you can analyze the content of these documents.)
3: A - Limited government and B - Separation of powers (To determine the organizing principles evident in Articles I-III of the U.S. Constitution, you can read and analyze those articles.)
4: A - Congress can override a presidential veto by a two-thirds vote in each house (To identify an example of checks and balances, you can consider the different powers and limitations of each branch of government as outlined in the U.S. Constitution.)
5: A - bicameralism (To answer this question, you can reference the structure of the legislative branch of the U.S. government as outlined in the Constitution.)