PLATO EDMENTUM US GOVERNMENT EXAM
PREP CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
100% CORRECT.
◍ Which of the following most inspired the inclusion in the
Declaration of Independence of the right of the people to revolt
against a tyrannical government?
A. the English Bill of Rights
B. Montesquieu's De l'esprit des Lois (Spirit of Laws)
C. Locke's Second Treatise
D. the Virginia House of Burgesses Answer: C. Locke's Second
Treatise
◍ Under feudalism, which group was responsible for ruling different
regions of a country?
A. peasants
B. knights
C. lords
D. king Answer: C. Lords
◍ Which Roman contribution to political theory was adapted by the
Founding Fathers?
A. assembly
B. empire
,C. representative government
D. feudalism Answer: C. Representative government
◍ What effect did the Mayflower Compact have on American
government?
A. It reinforced British Parliament's control over the colonies.
B. It gave settlers the power to establish colonies.
C. It contributed to the development of representative democracy.
D. It granted absolute authority to the colonial governors. Answer: C.
It contributed to the development of representative democracy.
◍ Which ideal is not an essential element of the English political
tradition?
A. royal absolutism
B. limits to the power of the king
C. representation
D. protection of certain rights Answer: A. Royal Absolutism
◍ How did Shays's Rebellion highlight major problems with the
Articles of Confederation?
A. By ending the rebellion, the strong central government angered the
local state government.
B. The rebellion showed that local farmers needed to defend
themselves against the government.
C. A prospering Massachusetts showed that a strong central
government was not needed.
, D. State governments had difficulties fixing their economies and
raising militias for defense. Answer: D. State governments had
difficulties fixing their economies and raising militias for defense
◍ What was a major problem with the central government under the
Articles of Confederation?
A. The central government could collect unlimited taxes from the
people.
B. The president could make decisions without Congress's approval.
C. Congress depended on the states for raising funds and defense.
D. Citizens were not able to elect representatives to Congress.
Answer: C. Congress depended on the states for raising funds and
defense.
◍ Which document does the second paragraph of the Declaration of
Independence echo?
A. John Locke's Second Treatise of Government
B. Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan
C. Baron de Montesquieu's The Spirit of Laws
D. The US Constitution Answer: A. John Locke's Second Treatise of
Government
◍ What form of government did the Articles of Confederation
create?
A. a republic with a chief executive
B. a strong central government with many agencies and departments
PREP CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
100% CORRECT.
◍ Which of the following most inspired the inclusion in the
Declaration of Independence of the right of the people to revolt
against a tyrannical government?
A. the English Bill of Rights
B. Montesquieu's De l'esprit des Lois (Spirit of Laws)
C. Locke's Second Treatise
D. the Virginia House of Burgesses Answer: C. Locke's Second
Treatise
◍ Under feudalism, which group was responsible for ruling different
regions of a country?
A. peasants
B. knights
C. lords
D. king Answer: C. Lords
◍ Which Roman contribution to political theory was adapted by the
Founding Fathers?
A. assembly
B. empire
,C. representative government
D. feudalism Answer: C. Representative government
◍ What effect did the Mayflower Compact have on American
government?
A. It reinforced British Parliament's control over the colonies.
B. It gave settlers the power to establish colonies.
C. It contributed to the development of representative democracy.
D. It granted absolute authority to the colonial governors. Answer: C.
It contributed to the development of representative democracy.
◍ Which ideal is not an essential element of the English political
tradition?
A. royal absolutism
B. limits to the power of the king
C. representation
D. protection of certain rights Answer: A. Royal Absolutism
◍ How did Shays's Rebellion highlight major problems with the
Articles of Confederation?
A. By ending the rebellion, the strong central government angered the
local state government.
B. The rebellion showed that local farmers needed to defend
themselves against the government.
C. A prospering Massachusetts showed that a strong central
government was not needed.
, D. State governments had difficulties fixing their economies and
raising militias for defense. Answer: D. State governments had
difficulties fixing their economies and raising militias for defense
◍ What was a major problem with the central government under the
Articles of Confederation?
A. The central government could collect unlimited taxes from the
people.
B. The president could make decisions without Congress's approval.
C. Congress depended on the states for raising funds and defense.
D. Citizens were not able to elect representatives to Congress.
Answer: C. Congress depended on the states for raising funds and
defense.
◍ Which document does the second paragraph of the Declaration of
Independence echo?
A. John Locke's Second Treatise of Government
B. Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan
C. Baron de Montesquieu's The Spirit of Laws
D. The US Constitution Answer: A. John Locke's Second Treatise of
Government
◍ What form of government did the Articles of Confederation
create?
A. a republic with a chief executive
B. a strong central government with many agencies and departments
