1.01 Natural Rights

An example of an important service the government provides to all U.S. citizens is 1. military training 2. transportation 3. education 4. housing

3. Education

Elections to choose officials to stand for the people's interests in the work of government reflect the principle of 1. representative government 2. limited government 3. absolute authority 4. rule of law

1. Representative government

When the president does it, that means it is not illegal."—President Richard M. Nixon Which of the following concepts best contradicts this quote? 1. Public policy 2. Rule of law 3. Equality 4. Justice

2. Rule of law

An example of a location that directly shows government in action is a 1. hotel 2. house 3. school 4. store

3. School

A government facing protests and demonstrations that are supported by most of its citizens and spread across its territory has lost 1. consent of the governed 2. limited government 3. individual rights 4. rule of law

1. Consent of the governed

"In the government of this commonwealth, the legislative department shall never exercise the executive and judicial powers, or either of them. The executive shall never exercise the legislative and judicial powers, or either of them. The judicial shall never exercise the legislative and executive powers, or either of them. To the end it may be a government of laws and not of men."—Massachusetts Constitution, Part the First, Article XXX, 1780 Which two government principles does this quote reflect? 1. Rule of law, consent of the governed 2. Rule of law, limited government 3. Individual rights, consent of the governed 4. Individual rights, limited government

2. Rule of law, limited government.

Rule of Law means that 1. people elect representatives to create the laws 2. certain individuals must be trained to make laws 3. everyone in a society must follow the laws equally 4. officials must follow certain procedures to make law

3. Everyone in a society must follow the laws equally

The Constitution divides the U.S. government into three branches that can each stop, or check, actions of the other branches. This division of power is a result of the principle of 1. rule of law 2. individual rights 3. limited government 4. representative government

3. Limited government

Every election in U.S. society reaffirms the principle of 1. rule of law 2. divine right to rule 3. limited government 4. consent of the governed

4. Consent of the governed

What do Americans value as the basic individual or natural rights? 1. Personal safety and security 2.Owning property and voting 3. Freedom, education, separation 4.Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

4. Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness.

In 2011, a movement known as Occupy Wall Street began in New York City. The protestors asserted that large corporations had too much influence on government. They blamed this influence for greater financial problems for the majority of Americans, such as the lack of jobs. Which principle do the protestors most likely believe government violated? 1. rule of law 2. individual rights 3. limited government 4. representative government

4. Representative government

"Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government. This will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures."—Article 21, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 The above quote gives the weakest support to which of the following principles? 1. Representative government 2. Consent of the governed 3. Individual rights 4. Rule of law

4. Rule of law