Exam: 01.01 Natural Rights (80%)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration designed this label for the public to be released in 2012. The image best illustrates how government
(NOT) limits advertising for dangerous products
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
Rule of Law means that
everyone in a society must follow the laws equally
Governments create laws and rules to
prevent chaos
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?
representative Government
An example of a location that directly shows government in action is a
school
"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, 1948The above quote gives the weakest support to which of the following principles?
Rule of Law
What do Americans value as the basic individual or natural rights?
(NOT) Personal safety and security
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
limited government
Elections to choose officials to stand for the people's interests in the work of government reflect the principle of
representative government
