The concept of divine right allowed rulers to have power over their subjects with the approval of

the electorate
the people
God or gods
male citizens

When people agree to live in a community, they exchange some of their freedom for security. This is known as what?

Social Contract
Interpersonal Relations
State of Nature
Consent of the Governed

Voltaire advocated for all of the following Except______

Freedom of Speech
Right to a Fair Trial
Abolition of Slavery
Freedom of Religion

People living without the rules of society are said to be in what?

The State of Nature
Total Chaos
A State of Sin
Barbarianism

Who was the philosopher that believed man had a natural right to "Life, Liberty, and Property"?

Rousseau
Voltaire
John Locke
Montesquieu

Montesquieu was a big advocate for what concept?

separation of church and state
separation of powers
a weak federal government
abolition of slavery

What type of government is made up of representatives?

Oligarchy
Democracy
Theocracy
Republic

What type of government has the most people participating in it?

Oligarchy
Democracy
Republic
Theocracy

The US can not currently become a theocracy because ____________.

there are not enough people to make it work
our level of education is too high
the Constitution forbids it
we already are a theocracy
The Supreme Court considers what type of speech the most protected type of speech?
1 point
Personal Speech
Journalism
Political Speech
Religious Speech
Who is the top executive in the federal government?
1 point
The President
The President Pro-Tem of the Senate
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Speaker of the House
What is the purpose of the Legislative branch?
1 point
To enforce the law.
To make the laws.
To promote the law.
To interpret the laws.
What is one way that the Executive branch checks the power of the Judicial branch?
1 point
By removing bad judges.
By approving court rulings.
By empowering the justice department.
By appointing judges.
An Impeachment Trial is an example of ________.
1 point
The Legislative branch checking the Judicial branch
The Executive branch checking the Legislative
The Judicial branch checking the Executive.
The Legislative branch checking the Executive.
What is the purpose of having different levels of government like state and federal?
1 point
To make the government more accessible to citizens.
To break up the power of the government.
To make the government more efficient.
To make sure something is getting done on some level.

In a Confederacy, the majority of the power is held by __

the federal government
the judicial branch
the citizens
the states
What impact did Andrew Jackson have on the government?
1 point
He shrank the power of the Judicial branch.
He helped to win citizenship for the freed slaves.
He made the government more accessible to the lower classes.
He made America into a strong international power.
It is the job of _________ branch to prepare the annual budget and the job of ________ branch to approve the annual budget.
1 point
Legislative, Executive
Executive, Judicial
Legislative, Judicial
Executive, Legislative
What issue was settled with the 3/5 Compromise?
1 point
How to balance state economic power.
How to structure the federal system.
How to count the slave popuation.
How to create a checks and balances system.
The Supreme Court case Texas v Johnson dealt with what 1st Amendment issue?
1 point
What newspapers can print.
Protesting the draft.
Flag burning.
Cussing at police.
What was the special circumstance that affected the decision in Schenck v US?
1 point
The President was personally involved in the case.
There was a war going on.
Schenck wasn't a US citizen.
Schenck was never arrested for his actions.
What was the main concern of the people who wrote the Constitution?
1 point
Have justice for all people.
Establishing a strong religious tradition.
The economic viability of the country.
Preventing tyranny.
The main difference between the Virginia and New Jersey plans was what?
1 point
How slaves are counted.
How the President is elected.
The number of chambers in the legislative branch.
How judges are appointed.
What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
1 point
To define who is a citizen.
To guarantee powers to the states.
To protect voting rights of citizens.
To protect the rights of individual citizens.
Roe v Wade deals with what issue?
1 point
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Speech
Reproductive Rights
States Rights
What common issue do the cases of Miranda v Arizona and Gideon v Wainwright have incommon?
1 point
They deal with frees speech.
They deal with criminal justice rights.
They deal with freedom of the press.
They deal with religious freedom.
The issue of prayer in schools was settled in which Supreme Court case?
1 point
Roe v Wade
Texas v Johnson
Mapp v Ohio
Engle v Vitale