01.01 Natural Rights

A government facing protests and demonstrations that are supported by most of its citizens and spread across its territory has lost

consent of the governed

Every election in U.S. society reaffirms the principle of

consent of the governed

An example of an important service the government provides to all U.S. citizens is

education

Throughout the city, police officers patrol the streets and neighborhoods of St. Louis. This image best illustrates how government

enforces laws and provides protection for citizens

A "limited government" is a government that

has restrictions on the powers of its officials

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration designed this label for the public to be released in 2012. The image best illustrates how government

is committed to protecting citizen safety

What do Americans value as the basic individual or natural rights?

life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

Protection for individual rights in U.S. society reflects the idea that all people have

natural rights

Governments create laws and rules to

prevent chaos

One purpose of government is to

protect citizen rights

In 2011, a movement known as Occupy Wall Street began in New York City. The protesters 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 protesters most likely believe government violated?

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?

rule of law