Unit 1 Study Guide- Foundations of Government
1) Be able to explain the social contract theory and compare the views of Thomas Hobbes and John
Locke on that theory.
2) Give examples of how the Declaration of Independence echoes the ideas of John Locke
3) Be able to explain the main arguments in the Declaration of Independence
4) Be able to explain what a government is and the basic functions of a government
5) Compare and contrast Parliamentary systems and Presidential systems
6) Compare and contrast unitary, federal, and confederal forms of government.
7) Be able to explain how early English documents, such as the Magna Carta, Petition of Right, and
English Bill of Rights influenced the American colonies. (What ideas did they get from these
documents? Explain how they embody the principle of limited government)
8) Be able to explain how the writings of Hobbes, Locke, and Montesquieu influenced American
ideas of representative government.
9) Be familiar with the main features of an autocracy, oligarchy, and democracy.
Unit 1 Study Guide- Foundations of Government
1) Be able to explain the social contract theory and compare the views of Thomas Hobbes and John
Locke on that theory.
2) Give examples of how the Declaration of Independence echoes the ideas of John Locke
3) Be able to explain the main arguments in the Declaration of Independence
4) Be able to explain what a government is and the basic functions of a government
5) Compare and contrast Parliamentary systems and Presidential systems
6) Compare and contrast unitary, federal, and confederal forms of government.
7) Be able to explain how early English documents, such as the Magna Carta, Petition of Right, and
English Bill of Rights influenced the American colonies. (What ideas did they get from these
documents? Explain how they embody the principle of limited government)
8) Be able to explain how the writings of Hobbes, Locke, and Montesquieu influenced American
ideas of representative government.
9) Be familiar with the main features of an autocracy, oligarchy, and democracy.