Honors Government Unit 1 Test Study Guide
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Any system of government in which a small group holds power is called
Any system of government in which rule is by the people is called
Any system of government in which a person holds power is called
How is a Presidential system different than a Parliamentary system of government?
In Hobbes Leviathan, he explains this theory.
In John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government, he explains this theory.
In Montesquieu’s Spirit of Law, he explains this theory.
Signed in 1689 by William III and Mary II and made the monarchy dependent on the will of Parliament
The Declaration of Independence was divided into six sections. What are they and what did they
contain?
The form of democracy we have in this country is called?
The Magna Carta was important because it?
This document signed in 1628 forced King Charles I to?
This man wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence.
This system divides the power between the state and national governments.
This system of government forms a loose union of states.
This system of government has one national government which holds all key powers.
How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?
What Act(s) was passed by the British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea?
What document explains the philosophical principles behind the colonies' act of separation from
England
What Quote from The Declaration of Independence most clearly reflects the idea that the people are the
source of the government?
What Quote from The Declaration of Independence uses the natural rights philosophy
What Quote from The Declaration of Independence uses the Social Contract Theory to argue for the
citizens' right to rebuild their government?
Who did The Boston Tea Party in 1773?
Who did Thomas Jefferson rely most heavily on the ideas of in drafting the Declaration of
Independence.