Module 1.2 test = correct answer
1.
Which was the last item included in the Declaration of Independence? (10 points)

list of grievances

statement declaring that the colonies were cutting all ties with their parent country

the right to revolt against the government

list of unalienable rights

2.
What did philosophers, such as Enlightenment thinker John Locke, argue about individuals? (10 points)

they seek power so government should be limited

they have the natural rights of life, liberty, and property

they tend toward destructive behavior

they want government to restrict democracy

3.
What political principal does this quote reflect? (10 points)
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" — Declaration of Independence.

natural rights because people are born equal with certain rights because they are humans

popular sovereignty because it requires that all citizens have the same status in society

social contract because citizens will only agree to be ruled by those who are their equals

democracy because if people are equal then they all have the right to run the government

explanation:

hitler's  "rise" can be considered to have ended in march 1933, after the reichstag adopted the enabling act of 1933 in that month. president paul von hindenburg had already appointedhitler  as chancellor on 30 january 1933 after a series of parliamentary elections and associated backroom intrigues.

separation of powers, therefore, refers to the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another.   the intent is to prevent the concentration of power and provide for checks and balances.  

the traditional characterizations of the powers of the branches of american government are:

* the legislative branch is responsible for enacting the laws of the state and appropriating the money necessary to operate the government.

* the executive branch is responsible for implementing and administering the public policy enacted and funded by the legislative branch.

* the judicial branch is responsible for interpreting the constitution and laws and applying their interpretations to controversies brought before it.

forty state constitutions specify that government be divided into three branches:   legislative, executive and judicial.   california illustrates this approach; "the powers of state government are legislative, executive, and judicial.   persons charged with the exercise of one power may not exercise either of the others except as permitted by this constitution."

while separation of powers is key to the workings of american government, no democratic system exists with an absolute separation of powers or an absolute lack of separation of powers. governmental powers and responsibilities intentionally overlap; they are too complex and interrelated to be neatly compartmentalized. as a result, there is an inherent measure of competition and conflict

minnesota:   minnesota house research,   separation of powers: when statutes and court rules conflict, 2005

equal area projections

equal-area projection. a projection in which regions on the earth's surface that are of equal area are represented as equal.