This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Thought > Classical > Political Thought – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Thought Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The United States Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen reflect a shared concern for A) Physical elimination of the ruling class. B) Confiscation of church property. C) Protection of private property. D) Preservation of the monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protection of private property. 2. Which was NOT a reform of Solon? A) Outlawing slavery. B) Increasing participation in government. C) Jury trials. D) Canceling farmer debts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jury trials. 3. How did the U.S. Constitution set up a strong but not tyrannical government? A) They set up a representative government, created a federal system, and balance the powers. B) They set up a direct democracy in which all citizens can vote. C) They set up a union of states that limited the federal government. D) They set up a social contract in which people agreed to be ruled in order to prevent disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They set up a representative government, created a federal system, and balance the powers. 4. People agree to give up freedom and follow laws and government agrees to protect people. What is this an example of? A) Social contract. B) Separation of powers. C) Rule of law. D) Limited government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social contract. 5. Political Thought:Divine Right is the doctrine that men derive their authority from God, not from their subjects, from which it follows that rebellion is the worst of political crimes. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. The Glorious Revolution can best be described as ..... A) A bloodless revolution which resulted in the signing of the English Bill of Rights. B) A violent revolution which resulted in the capture and death of King Charles. C) The bloodless revolution which resulted in King John signing the Habeas Corpus. D) The violent revolution which resulted in the signing of the declaration of independence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A bloodless revolution which resulted in the signing of the English Bill of Rights. 7. The following quote from the Declaration of Independence represents an idea from which philosopher? "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed ..... " A) Thomas Hobbes. B) Charles Montesquieu. C) Jean-Jacques Rousseau. D) John Locke. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Locke. 8. Where was Voltaire born? A) France. B) Italy. C) America. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) France. 9. When did John Locke argue was a proper time to change or replace an existing government? A) Whenever the people decided they wanted to. B) After a 10 year period. C) When that government failed to protect the basic rights of people. D) When that government exceeded the authority given to it by the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When that government failed to protect the basic rights of people. 10. According to Plato, what is knowledge? A) A justified true belief. B) There is no such thing as true knowledge. C) Opinion. D) That which can be proven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A justified true belief. 11. Who was influenced Locke, when he wrote the Declaration of Independence? A) Thomas Jefferson. B) John Locke. C) Montesquieu. D) Simon bolivar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Jefferson. 12. How are powers divided in the federal system? A) The power is divided between the house of commons and house of lords. B) The power is divided among the judicial, legislative, and executive branches. C) The power is divided between the monarchy and the parliament. D) The power is divided between a central and state governments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The power is divided between a central and state governments. 13. When a country's constitution requires the branches of government to remain independent of each other, it is adhering to the constitutional principle of A) Popular Sovereignty. B) Separation of Powers. C) Federalism. D) Direct Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Separation of Powers. 14. In The Social Contract, this philosopher had the idea that society would be better served if citizens agreed to give up some of their freedoms for the general will A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau. B) Adam Smith. C) Charles-Louis Montesquieu. D) Voltaire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 15. Political though also means political philosophy A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Which form of government had a ruler who claimed divine right (chosen by God)? A) Oligarchy. B) Tyranny. C) Monarchy. D) Direct Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monarchy. 17. What is the definition of revolution? A) A sudden change in the political, social, or economic structure of a society. B) A strong sense of pride and loyalty to one's own nation. C) A period of intellectual and philosophical exploration. D) The authority of a state or nation to govern itself independently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sudden change in the political, social, or economic structure of a society. 18. Who was the following influenced by Jeremy Bentham?a) John Locke b) David Hume c) Thamos Hobbes d)John StuartMill A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 19. What was the role of Andres Bonifacio in the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonization? A) Military strategist. B) Main financier. C) Political theorist. D) Novelist. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Military strategist. 20. Which ideas would Montesquieu and John Locke agree with? A) Self government and due process. B) Liberty and rule of law. C) Separation of powers and natural law/rights. D) Rule of law and habeas corpus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Separation of powers and natural law/rights. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesThought QuizzesPolitical Thought Quiz 1Political Thought Quiz 2Political Thought Quiz 3Political Thought Quiz 4Political Thought Quiz 5Political Thought Quiz 6Political Thought Quiz 7Political Thought Quiz 9Political Thought Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books