Chapter 1 Chapter Quiz

. 1. Classical liberalism theorists did not include

a. Montesquieu.

b. Hobbes.

c. Locke.

d. None of the above.

. 2. The state of Delaware formally apologized for African American slavery and Jim Crow laws in

a. 1954.

b. 1984.

c. 1999.

d. 2016.

. 3. Which is not a principle of constitutional democracy?

a. Statutory freedom.

b. Rule of law.

c. Natural law.

d. Natural rights.

. 4. Which of the following is the inegalitarian doctrine that applied particularly to white women?

a. Slavery.

b. Religious supremacy.

c. Coverture.

d. None of the above.

. 5. Blacks were viewed as inferior based on their

a. Skin color.

b. Religion.

c. Status as property.

d. All of the above.

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6. American citizenship initially was limited to "free White persons" by which of the following?

a. The Stamp Act of 1765.

b. The Albany Plan of 1754.

c. The Great Law of Peace.

d. The Naturalization Act of 1790.

. 7. Which of the following was influenced by the Iroquois Constitution?

a. The Albany Plan of 1754.

b. The U.S. Constitution.

c. The Bill of Rights.

d. All of the above.

. 8. Reparations were given by the federal government to

a. Descendants of slaves.

b. Native Hawaiians.

c. Japanese Americans.

d. Mexican Americans.

. 9. What percentage of the U.S. population was guaranteed the right to participate in the political system when the nation was founded?

a. About 6 percent.

b. About 26 percent.

c. About 46 percent.

d. About 66 percent.

. 10. Which of the following is not a function of government?

a. Offering services.

b. Ensuring equality of outcome.

c. Managing and resolving conflict.

d. Serving the public good.

. 11. Which of the following is not a characteristic of all constitutional democracies?

a. Prohibition of direct democracy.

b. Free elections.

c. Regularly held elections.

d. Protection of personal and civil rights.

. 12. Lemuel Haynes argued that slavery

a. Threatened the existence of a virtuous citizenry.

b. Was wrong because it was not equally distributed among Whites.

c. Gave more property rights to a small group of people.

d. Threatened the free market.

. 13. Thomas Jefferson

a. Was one of the main drafters of the Declaration of Independence.

b. Called on science to explain the inferiority of Blacks.

c. Fathered children with one of his slaves.

d. All of the above.

. 14. When did democratic ideals develop in the United States?

a. Prior to European colonialism.

b. During British colonial rule.

c. After the Revolutionary War.

d. During the 1800s.

. 15. At the founding, how many states granted the right to vote to women?

a. One.

b. Three.

c. Five.

d. Seven.

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