Govt 2305 Quizzes 1-5
Comprehensive Questions with
Verified Answers Graded A+
Quiz 1: __________ is rule by and for the people. - Answer: Democracy
Quiz 1: Madison and the other Framers saw pure democracy, where people ruled directly, as a
place where - Answer: passions would outweigh judgments about the common good.
Quiz 1: The process by which competing interests determine who gets what, when, and how is
called - Answer: Politics
Quiz 1: The United States tends to favor __________, an economic system in which business
enterprises and key industries are privately owned. - Answer: Capitalism
Quiz 1: Groups of citizens who share a common interest by trying to influence public policy to
benefit themselves are known as - Answer: interest groups
Quiz 1: __________ provide the most common way to remove elected officials and are the
primary mechanisms for forging responsiveness. - Answer: Elections
Quiz 1: __________ interest is the idea that citizens get involved in the political process because
they want to be part of the voluntary organizations of civil society that enable communities to
flourish. - Answer: Civic
, Quiz 1: A _______ is the fundamental law undergirding the structure of government. - Answer:
Constitution
Quiz 1: In response to the Stamp Act the colonists reacted angrily by doing all of the following
EXCEPT
dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
forming trade associations.
organizing boycotts.
publishing pamphlets.
rioting against Stamp Act collectors. - Answer: dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
Quiz 1: Who said "Give me liberty or give me death"? - Answer: Patrick Henry
Quiz 1: John Locke suggests people have certain natural (or inalienable) rights that government
cannot take away, including the right to life, liberty, and property. In the Declaration of
Independence, Thomas Jefferson substituted "__________" in place of "property." - Answer:
the pursuit of happiness.
Quiz 1: The Declaration of Independence listed grievances against __________, including the
suspension of popularly elected colonial legislatures, taxing without representation, and trials
without juries. - Answer: King George III
Quiz 1: Under the Virginia Plan, each legislative chamber would have representation
proportional to the population of the states, meaning that
Comprehensive Questions with
Verified Answers Graded A+
Quiz 1: __________ is rule by and for the people. - Answer: Democracy
Quiz 1: Madison and the other Framers saw pure democracy, where people ruled directly, as a
place where - Answer: passions would outweigh judgments about the common good.
Quiz 1: The process by which competing interests determine who gets what, when, and how is
called - Answer: Politics
Quiz 1: The United States tends to favor __________, an economic system in which business
enterprises and key industries are privately owned. - Answer: Capitalism
Quiz 1: Groups of citizens who share a common interest by trying to influence public policy to
benefit themselves are known as - Answer: interest groups
Quiz 1: __________ provide the most common way to remove elected officials and are the
primary mechanisms for forging responsiveness. - Answer: Elections
Quiz 1: __________ interest is the idea that citizens get involved in the political process because
they want to be part of the voluntary organizations of civil society that enable communities to
flourish. - Answer: Civic
, Quiz 1: A _______ is the fundamental law undergirding the structure of government. - Answer:
Constitution
Quiz 1: In response to the Stamp Act the colonists reacted angrily by doing all of the following
EXCEPT
dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
forming trade associations.
organizing boycotts.
publishing pamphlets.
rioting against Stamp Act collectors. - Answer: dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
Quiz 1: Who said "Give me liberty or give me death"? - Answer: Patrick Henry
Quiz 1: John Locke suggests people have certain natural (or inalienable) rights that government
cannot take away, including the right to life, liberty, and property. In the Declaration of
Independence, Thomas Jefferson substituted "__________" in place of "property." - Answer:
the pursuit of happiness.
Quiz 1: The Declaration of Independence listed grievances against __________, including the
suspension of popularly elected colonial legislatures, taxing without representation, and trials
without juries. - Answer: King George III
Quiz 1: Under the Virginia Plan, each legislative chamber would have representation
proportional to the population of the states, meaning that
