01.01 Natural Rights

What do Americans value as the basic individual or natural rights? (4 points)

Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

"When the president does it, that means it is not illegal."—President Richard M. Nixon Which of the following concepts best contradicts this quote? (5 points)

Rule of law

"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? (5 points)

Rule of law, limited governmentElections to choose officials to stand for the people's interests in the work of government reflect the principle of (2 points)

An example of an important service the government provides to all U.S. citizens is (4 points)

education

Rule of Law means that (2 points)

everyone in a society must follow the laws equally

A "limited government" is a government that (2 points)

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 (5 points)

is committed to protecting citizen safety

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 (4 points)

limited government

Governments create laws and rules to (4 points)

prevent chaos

Elections to choose officials to stand for the people's interests in the work of government reflect the principle of (2 points)

representative government

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? (4 points)

representative government

An example of a location that directly shows government in action is a (4 points)

school