Natural law and natural rights are:(1 point)
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Laws and rights created by governments
Laws and rights granted by monarchs
Laws and rights that can be taken away by governments
Laws and rights that exist independent of human law
Laws and rights that exist independent of human law
According to social contract theory, the source of government power is:(1 point)
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The military
The monarchy
Divine right
Popular sovereignty
Popular sovereignty
Republics limit government power through:(1 point)
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Absolutism
Monarchy
Constitutions
Totalitarianism
Constitutions
A problem with the Articles of Confederation's geographic distribution of power was that:(1 point)
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States had unequal representation in Congress
Each state had the same power in Congress regardless of size
Smaller states dominated over larger states
Only the Southern states had power
States had unequal representation in Congress
The Declaration of Independence ensures liberty and equality by asserting that:(1 point)
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All men are created equal and endowed with life, liberty, and property
All men are created equal and endowed with liberty and prosperity
All men are created equal and endowed with life and happiness
All men are created equal and endowed with liberty
All men are created equal and endowed with liberty
The policy of a strong national bank aligned with the beliefs of:(1 point)
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Thomas Jefferson and the Anti-Federalists
Thomas Jefferson and the Anti-Federalists
Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists
Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists
James Madison and the Republicans
James Madison and the Republicans
John Adams and the Democrats
John Adams and the Democrats
Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists
Under separation of powers, no one branch has all the power, which:(1 point)
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Protects the interests of the president
Protects the interests of the president
Ensures the judiciary has supremacy
Ensures the judiciary has supremacy
Keeps the people's rights intact
Keeps the people's rights intact
Promotes tyranny
Keeps the people's rights intact
How does Article III of the Constitution achieve the Preamble's goal of establishing justice?(1 point)
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By establishing a police force
By establishing a police force
By creating a fair tax system
By creating a fair tax system
By establishing the judicial branch of government
By establishing the judicial branch of government
By providing welfare programs
By establishing the judicial branch of government
An example of the legislative branch checking the power of the executive branch is:(1 point)
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When Congress overrides a presidential veto
When Congress overrides a presidential veto
When Congress impeaches the president
When Congress impeaches the president
When the president appoints Supreme Court justices
When the president appoints Supreme Court justices
When Congress declares war