W03 Exam 1

Question 1

Which act passed by Parliament to directly tax the American colonists caused widespread opposition after the French and Indian War and led to the organization of the first colonial Congress?

Answer 1

The Stamp Act

Question 2

When is the rule of law evident

Answer 2

The people restrict their own actions

Question 3

The principle that the United States is the proper host nation for the restoration of the gospel is supported by which of the following?

Answer 3

Without the Lord’s help in establishing the United States, it would have been impossible to restore the gospel under the bigotry of existing monarchical governments.

Question 4

The idea that members of the Church have an obligation to government is supported by what?

Answer 4

Teachings of the prophets, scriptures, 12th Article of Faith. (All answers are correct.)

Question 5

Which of the following statements describes the evolution of political thought from the Stamp Act Congress in 1765 to the Second Continental Congress in 1775?

Answer 5

Through the decade, protest against British actions evolved into larger issues of freedom, divine human rights, and the necessity of resisting British authority.

Question 6

T/F: Popular sovereignty can be defined as political power originating from the people

Answer 6

True

Question 7

The rule of law can be described as what?

Answer 7

A body of law that is applied equally to all citizens.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true of the situation in the colonies before 1763?

Answer 8

The colonists retained strong economic ties with England and believed in England’s traditions of liberty.

Question 9

Which of the following was NOT included in D&C 134 as a right that should be protected by the government?

Answer 9

Freedom from want

Question 10

In speaking of the inspired Constitution, Elder Oaks has argued what?

Answer 10

There was divine inspiration in its fundamental principles.

Question 11

According to the principle of provident living and self reliance taught by Spencer W. Kimball, what is the order of the Church’s responsibility to help members?

Answer 11

Third

Question 12

How would you describe the relationship between the colonists and England before 1750?

Answer 12

The colonists were proud and happy to be a part of the British Empire.

Question 13

Which of the following cultures most affected the cultural development of colonial North America?

Answer 13

England

Question 14

Benjamin Franklin, 1766, “Examination Before the House of Commons.” (Choose the statement of phrase that would NOT have been said by Franklin.)

Answer 14

If the Stamp Tax is modified, the American people will submit to it, and if the Stamp Act is repealed, the American people will acknowledge Parliament’s right to tax them.

Question 15

Which of the following statements correctly describes a characteristic of French colonization in America?

Answer 15

They were focused on the extraction of wealth for the French crown, finding success in natural resources.

Question 16

In response to the Stamp Act, the colonies united for the first time as a Congress in 1765. Which of the following correctly describes the resolutions it passed?

Answer 16

The Congress claimed their rights as Englishmen to protest the Stamp Act taxes and restated their allegiance to the Crown.

Question 17

T/F: The 13 British colonies shared much of the same cultural heritage, but developed very different economies an along different paths.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Which statement describes some characteristics of true liberty as we should understand it?

Answer 18

Freedom and rights must be balanced with responsibility, restraint, order, and stability.

Question 19

What factor changed the relationship between the colonists and England in 1763?

Answer 19

The British won the French and Indian War.

Question 20

Which of the following is true?

Answer 20

Colonists considered themselves subjects of the English crown from the start.

Question 21

When the founders spoke of “democratic or republican principles,” what did they envision?

Answer 21

A spirit of commonwealth–of government responding to the common good of the people.

Question 22

According to natural law, if government went beyond its authority to protect and secure the rights of mankind, those who are governed had the right to_________________________.

Answer 22

Resist and Rebel.

Question 23

All but one statement describes one of the “principles” of government presented in the opening paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence. (Choose the one that is NOT true.)

Answer 23

Human beings are born with natural inequalities in their basic rights.

Question 24

Which statement correctly describes something about the patriot “philosophers” and political theorists of the 1760s and 1770s?

Answer 24

The role of these patriots was very important because they sought to justify the rebellion and carefully shape the arguments and appeals for liberty.

Question 25

Which of the following things would have been included in the founders’ view of the positive side of man’s self-interest?

Answer 25

It leads to individual initiative and makes human actions predictable.

Question 26

Based on the portion of Sir William Blackstone’s description of natural law given in the readings, which statement is true?

Answer 26

No human laws are of any validity if contrary to the laws of nature.

Question 27

What was there about democracy as a form of government that worried the Founding Fathers?

Answer 27

A democracy is plagued by its own excesses–it is too susceptible to the passions of the people.

Question 28

As understood by the patriot philosophers, a republic could be characterized as a government in which what?

Answer 28

Democratic and republican principles could be fostered in a small geographic area. The people elect representatives and the representatives make the law. The excesses and passions of the people are better filtered than in a democracy. (All answers are correct.)

Question 29

The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain, on which date?

Answer 29

July 4, 1776

Question 30

What did the patriot philosophers come to believe that the nature of man was?

Answer 30

A combination of virtue, self-interest, and corruptibility.

Question 31

The author of “Common Sense” was____________.

Answer 31

Thomas Paine

Question 32

In their desire to form a new government, the patriot philosophers consulted what?

Answer 32

Ancient and modern forms of government. Political philosophies of the enlightenment. Experience of self-government in the colonies. (All answers are correct.)

Question 33

According to the patriot philosophers, a republic____________________.

Answer 33

Is a government where wise and frugal representatives would make and enforce the law.

Question 34

The political writings of colonial times discussed which basic natural rights?

Answer 34

Right of conscience, right to life, right to property and the fruits of one’s own labor.

Question 35

Choose the statement or phrase that Thomas Paine would NOT have written about in “Common Sense.”

Answer 35

The constitution of England remains the bulwark of our liberty and the best form of government that man can devise.