GECIV 100 EXAM 1 NEWEST WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026/2027 100% CORRECT
Which of the following things would have been included in the Founders' view of the positive side of man's self-
interest? - ANSWER>It leads to individual initiative and makes human actions predictable.
All but one statement describes one of the "principles" of government presented in the opening paragraphs of the
Declaration of Independence. Choose the one that is not true. - ANSWER>Human beings are born with natural
inequalities in their basic rights.
Thomas Paine, 1776, "Common Sense." Choose that statement or phrase that Paine would not have written. -
ANSWER>The constitution of England remains the bulwark of our liberty and the best form of government that
man can devise.
As understood by the patriot philosophers, a republic could be characterized as a government in which what?
The excesses and passions of the people are better filtered than in a democracy.
The people elect representatives and the representatives make the law.
Democratic and republican principles could be fostered in a small geographic area.
, All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER>All of the answers are correct.
Based on the portion of Sir William Blackstone's description of natural law given in the notebook, which statement
is true? - ANSWER>No human laws are of any validity if contrary to the laws of nature.
In their desire to form a new government, the patriot philosophers consulted what?
Experience of self-government in the colonies.
Ancient and modern forms of government.
All of the answers are correct.
Political philosophies of the Enlightenment. - ANSWER>All of the answers are correct.
What was the Constitution designed to do? - ANSWER>Strengthen the national government.
All but one of the following is found in the First Amendment. Choose the one that is not found there. -
ANSWER>Congress cannot prohibit the people's right to privacy.
Article VII of the Constitution deals with ____________ - ANSWER>The ratification process
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026/2027 100% CORRECT
Which of the following things would have been included in the Founders' view of the positive side of man's self-
interest? - ANSWER>It leads to individual initiative and makes human actions predictable.
All but one statement describes one of the "principles" of government presented in the opening paragraphs of the
Declaration of Independence. Choose the one that is not true. - ANSWER>Human beings are born with natural
inequalities in their basic rights.
Thomas Paine, 1776, "Common Sense." Choose that statement or phrase that Paine would not have written. -
ANSWER>The constitution of England remains the bulwark of our liberty and the best form of government that
man can devise.
As understood by the patriot philosophers, a republic could be characterized as a government in which what?
The excesses and passions of the people are better filtered than in a democracy.
The people elect representatives and the representatives make the law.
Democratic and republican principles could be fostered in a small geographic area.
, All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER>All of the answers are correct.
Based on the portion of Sir William Blackstone's description of natural law given in the notebook, which statement
is true? - ANSWER>No human laws are of any validity if contrary to the laws of nature.
In their desire to form a new government, the patriot philosophers consulted what?
Experience of self-government in the colonies.
Ancient and modern forms of government.
All of the answers are correct.
Political philosophies of the Enlightenment. - ANSWER>All of the answers are correct.
What was the Constitution designed to do? - ANSWER>Strengthen the national government.
All but one of the following is found in the First Amendment. Choose the one that is not found there. -
ANSWER>Congress cannot prohibit the people's right to privacy.
Article VII of the Constitution deals with ____________ - ANSWER>The ratification process
