Cedarville PAC Lyons Quiz 1-5 Answers

Cedarville PAC Lyons Quiz 1-5 Answers Grudem (Politics—According to the Bible) and Boyd (The Myth of a Christian Nation) largely agree on how government is portrayed in Scripture. T/F - ✔✔False Boyd (The Myth of a Chr ...

Cedarville PAC Lyons Quiz 1-5 Answers Grudem (Politics—According to the Bible) and Boyd (The Myth of a Christian Nation) largely agree on how government is portrayed in Scripture. T/F - ✔✔False Boyd (The Myth of a Christian Nation) believes governments are essentially under Satan's power. T/F - ✔✔True Scripture teaches that we are free to disobey government whenever it forces us to sin. T/F - ✔✔True Scripture makes it clear that government's authority comes from the consent of the governed. T/F - ✔✔False Winthrop, in his "Little Speech on Liberty," argues that our basic attitude toward those who lead us should be one of _____. Select one: A. reverence B. patience C. cynicism D. distrust - ✔✔B. patience Winthrop's "Little Speech on Liberty" stresses that those who serve in elected positions are fundamentally unlike those they represent. T/F - ✔✔False In his "Little Speech on Liberty," John Winthrop argues that civil liberty is the natural ability to do whatever we wish and only rarely should government be able to limit this kind of liberty. T/F - ✔✔False According to Scripture, Christians are required to obey government unless government forces us to sin. T/F - ✔✔True Both Jefferson and Locke think popular consent is a fundamental aspect of good government. - ✔✔True Locke believes that citizens give up no rights or powers when they enter into a governmental structure. T/F - ✔✔False Boucher ("On Civil Liberty...") thinks a government seeking the public good must be based on the consent of the governed. T/F - ✔✔False Jefferson argues in the Declaration that citizens have the right to alter or abolish government when it fails to protect rights and liberties. T/F - ✔✔True The document explaining the ideas of the Constitution and urging its ratification is the... Select one: A. Mayflower Compact. B. Federalist Papers. C. Anti-Federalist Papers. D. Declaration of Independence. E. Declaration of Conscience. - ✔✔B. Federalist Papers. In Federalist No. 10, James Madison argued for what idea? Select one: A. America was not diverse enough to prevent powerful interest groups from exercising too much political power. B. Government is most dangerous when a single group is powerful enough to gain full political control. C. Interest groups should be heavily regulated in America. D. Monarchies are preferable to democracies. - ✔✔B. Government is most dangerous when a single group is powerful enough to gain full political control. The principle of checks and balances, as discussed in Federalist #51, is based on the notion that... Select one: A. leaders are the trustees of the people. B. legislators and executives cannot be trusted, but judges are trustworthy. C. power and ambition must be used to offset power and ambition. D. a weak government is always preferable to a strong government. E. all legislative and executive action should be controlled through judicial power. - ✔✔C. power and ambition must be used to offset power and ambition. In Federalist 10, Madison argues that a successful government will heavily regulate people to limit their freedom to form groups. T/F - ✔✔False In Federalist 51, Madison suggests that human beings are "good" enough to be trusted with significant political power. T/F - ✔✔False Montezuma, in his satirical Anti-Federalist paper, argues that the new Constitution... Select one: A. gives too much power to state governments. B. is not democratic enough because only the House is popularly elected. C. will keep elected officials too connected to those who vote for them, probably at the expense of the country. D. All of the above are correct. - ✔✔B. is not democratic enough because only the House is popularly elected. Brutus, in his Anti-Federalist paper, argues that the new Constitution should contain of a bill of rights. T/F - ✔✔True Cato, in his Anti-Federalist Paper, argues against _____ and his _____. Select one: A. Montesquieu; notion of separation of powers B. Madison; belief that America's size and diversity would benefit the new government C. Montezuma; idea that the national political culture would destroy representation D. Jefferson; understanding of social contract theory - ✔✔B. Madison; belief that America's size and diversity would benefit the new government