GOVERNMENT UNIT 2 LATEST UPDATE 2025
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
During his trip to the United States, Alexis de Tocqueville observed that
Americans
were having trouble governing themselves.
did not have many individual rights.
did not have much power as individuals.
believed in the idea of populism.
-Correct Answer-believed in the idea of populism.
The Enlightenment thinker Baron de Montesquieu came up with the idea
of
the natural rights of all people.
using a revolution to obtain citizens' rights.
the separation of the government's powers.
a social contract between government and people.
-Correct Answer-the separation of the government's powers.
According to the excerpt, what is one purpose for the Constitution?
to guarantee peace and fairness
to free enslaved people
to form separate governments for the states
to get soldiers for the British military
-Correct Answer-to guarantee peace and fairness
_________ supported the Enlightenment idea that people are naturally
selfish.
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
, -Correct Answer-Thomas Hobbes
John Locke thought people were neither good nor bad naturally. How
did Hobbes's views differ from Locke's?
Hobbes thought people were naturally violent.
Hobbes thought people were naturally kind.
Hobbes thought people were naturally peaceful.
Hobbes thought people were naturally evil.
-Correct Answer-Hobbes thought people were naturally violent.
What did the philosophers of the Enlightenment seek to understand?
the natural rights behind religion's continued power
the natural rights governing human behavior and society
the natural rights that gave leaders absolute power
the natural rights that governed the physical universe
-Correct Answer-the natural rights governing human behavior and
society
According to John Locke, must respect the rights of the citizens.
rulers
philosophers
enemies -Correct Answer-rulers
According to Hobbes, what is the primary purpose of the social
contract?
to protect rights
to remove rights
to reduce liberty
to expand liberty
-Correct Answer-to reduce liberty
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
During his trip to the United States, Alexis de Tocqueville observed that
Americans
were having trouble governing themselves.
did not have many individual rights.
did not have much power as individuals.
believed in the idea of populism.
-Correct Answer-believed in the idea of populism.
The Enlightenment thinker Baron de Montesquieu came up with the idea
of
the natural rights of all people.
using a revolution to obtain citizens' rights.
the separation of the government's powers.
a social contract between government and people.
-Correct Answer-the separation of the government's powers.
According to the excerpt, what is one purpose for the Constitution?
to guarantee peace and fairness
to free enslaved people
to form separate governments for the states
to get soldiers for the British military
-Correct Answer-to guarantee peace and fairness
_________ supported the Enlightenment idea that people are naturally
selfish.
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
, -Correct Answer-Thomas Hobbes
John Locke thought people were neither good nor bad naturally. How
did Hobbes's views differ from Locke's?
Hobbes thought people were naturally violent.
Hobbes thought people were naturally kind.
Hobbes thought people were naturally peaceful.
Hobbes thought people were naturally evil.
-Correct Answer-Hobbes thought people were naturally violent.
What did the philosophers of the Enlightenment seek to understand?
the natural rights behind religion's continued power
the natural rights governing human behavior and society
the natural rights that gave leaders absolute power
the natural rights that governed the physical universe
-Correct Answer-the natural rights governing human behavior and
society
According to John Locke, must respect the rights of the citizens.
rulers
philosophers
enemies -Correct Answer-rulers
According to Hobbes, what is the primary purpose of the social
contract?
to protect rights
to remove rights
to reduce liberty
to expand liberty
-Correct Answer-to reduce liberty
