Thomas Jefferson, the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence, was a strong advocate of ____, and this belief is evident in the wording of the document.
a. natural law/rights
b. humanism
c. capitalism
d. socialism
e. Christianity
Question -2-Which of the following best illustrates how the concept of natural law could be applied?
a. The city government prevents a developer from destroying a wooded area.
b. A totalitarian ruler exercises power over citizens by eliminating private ownership of property.
c. Nearly all citizens realize that every child has a right to live free from abuse, and the governing body enacts a law to protect that right.
d. Laws are abolished and each person is free to determine his or her own moral compass and destiny.
e. Capitalism is abolished.
Question -3-Political philosopher John Locke proposed that people are born with natural rights and that government cannot violate these rights. Locke argued that the basis for government, or human laws, is
a. that Congress has a moral obligation to protect green space.
b. that the government has full powers to control the people.
c. that religious thought is greater than human thought.
d. the right and privilege of the elected officials.
e. based on the consent of the governed.
Question -4-Politics
a. denotes the nasty, ruthless side of political campaigns in which candidates launch personal attacks on other candidates.
b. refers to campaigns for elected office.
c. is always used with a negative connotation.
d. is the way in which the institutions of government are organized and influenced.
e. always corrupts.
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