American Government Lesson 1 Self-Checks Exam Questions with complete solutions

The words "government of the people, by the people, and for the people" are from the ___________. - ANSWER-Gettysburg Address The government cannot interfere with _______. - ANSWER-Unalienable Rights _____________ gives Americans the freedom to think and act as they choose. - ANSWER-Liberty The following quote is from the Declaration of Independence. "_________, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." - ANSWER-Life ___________ states that all men are equal in quality, status, and power. - ANSWER-Equality The Declaration of Independence states that "all men are created _____________. {Self-government gives people the ultimate governing authority.} - ANSWER-Equal The abolition and ____________ movements helped to achieve greater equality for Americans. - ANSWER-Suffrage Coined the term social contract - ANSWER-Thomas Hobbes Adapted the term social contract in 1762 to the modern world. - ANSWER-Jean Jacques Rousseau The people set up a government; in return, the government must act according to an agreement with the people. - ANSWER-Social Contract A ruler whose word is law. - ANSWER-Absolute Monarch