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American Government 1 Test

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5 Matching Questions

  1. James Burgh
  2. Democracy requires a broad distribution of wealth in order to create competent citizens.
  3. Jean Jacques Rousseau
  4. Congressman, Media, and Military Elites
  5. Jiddu Krishnamurh
  1. a Social contract theory- (father of the french revolution) men come together to create government for the purpose of protecting those rights. If government fails to protect those rights then men should rebel.
  2. b The three interlocking sectors that hold power.
  3. c Argued that education is a spiritual project- and it should help us to develop a moral consciousness.
  4. d Doctrine of separation - first person to use "a small wall of separation"
  5. e Democracy was conceived as a natural enemy why?

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. Wrote a series of articles (the federalist papers)
    They never used their real names.
    in the papers they didn't identify themselves.
  2. Limited Representative Government
    Separation of Church and State
    Private Property
    Free Market
    Individual Liberty
  3. Colonies decided to impose taxes to pay the war debt.
    in Massachusetts, this man, organized a revolt that spread.
  4. Contained one house for commoners
    Contained another house for upper class elites.
    Although peoples house had the right to veto.
  5. argues that our schools teach the values of competition and the relentless drive for profit.

5 True/False Questions

  1. Limited Governmentlimited by written rules.

          

  2. Northern Bankers, merchants, lawyers, and southern planters.The three interlocking sectors that hold power.

          

  3. Joseph PriestlyThe men who own this country ought to govern it.

          

  4. Largely unaccountable and self interested.Elites are.........

          

  5. Wright Millscame up with the theory of the 3 interlocking sectors.