End of Semester Test: US Government With Latest Solutions

What is the primary purpose of most constitutions? A. to define a moral code for people to follow B. to provide a substitute for government C. to prevent a strong central government D. to define and limit government power E. to give the government absolute power - D. to define and limit government power Under which type of government would state or provincial governments have the most sovereignty? A. parliamentary B. confederal C. federal D. totalitarian E. dictatorship - B. confederal Imagine you are preparing a speech on social contract theory for your government class. As part of your speech, you need to focus on the idea that people have the authority to overthrow a government that has become tyrannical. Which Enlightenment text would be good source material? A. Hobbes's Leviathan B. Locke's Second Treatise of Government C. Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws D. Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England E. Machiavelli's The Prince - B. Locke's Second Treatise of Government What is considered an important Roman contribution to American government? A. the idea of representative government in which people elect officials to speak for them