Gov CBE questions with 100% correct answers 2023/2024 passed

Gov CBEJohn Locke - correct answer Enlightenment philosopher who advocated for natural rights (life, liberty, property). Opposed the divine right of kings. Heavily influenced D.O.I William Blackstone - correct answer Wrote Commentaries on the Laws of England, which contributed greatly to American laws. Supported the divine right of kings, as well as the natural unalienable rights Charles de Montesquieu - correct answer Enlightenment French political philosopher who believed the government should be separated into 3 different but equal branches to avoid the overpower of one group John Adams - correct answer 2nd president, advocated for separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent an absolute government Alexander Hamilton - correct answer First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated the creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt. Helped write the Federalist Papers (Publius) to defend the constitution. Thomas Jefferson - correct answer 3rd president, wrote D.O.I and Federalist Papers James Madison - correct answer 4th president, father of the constitution, wrote Federalist Papers John Jay - correct answer First chief justice of U.S Supreme Court, wrote the Federalist papers George Mason - correct answer Anti-federalist, believed a strong central government would undermine individual freedom. Led to the Bill of Rights Roger Sherman - correct answer American Revolutionary Leader. Signed the Continental Association, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution James Wilson - correct answer Strong advocate that Constitution needed its own Bill of Rights and was worried it gave the President too much power George Washington - correct answer 1st President of the United States who set many precedents like only serving for 2 terms, creating a cabinet, and the tradition of giving a farewell address John Marshall - correct answer American jurist and politician who served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court () and helped establish the practice of judicial review. Andrew Jackson - correct answer 7th President of the United States, "President for the common man". Initiated Indian removal act, "Old Hickory" -first south/western president, first president to be impeached Abraham Lincoln - correct answer 16th President of the United States. Saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth () Theodore Roosevelt - correct answer 26th President of the United States (youngest president). Domestic program: Square Deal. Advocated for efficient use of natural resources Franklin D. Roosevelt - correct answer 32nd President of the United States. Began New Deal programs to help the nation out of the Great Depression, and he was the nation's leader during most of WWII Ronald Reagan - correct answer 40th President of the United States. Iran released hostages on his Inauguration Day in 1980. Developed Reaganomics, the trickle-down effect of government incentives. Meetings with Gorbachev were the first steps to ending the Cold War, speech at the Berlin Wall. Responsible for the Iran-contra Affair which bought hostages with guns. Thomas Hobbes - correct answer English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings Bill Clinton - correct answer 42nd President of the United States. Advocated economic and healthcare reform; second president to be impeached