C#4 Structure

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Foundations of the American Political System

Benchmark 3-C:

compare and contrast the philosophical foundations of the United States’ political system in terms of the purpose of government, including its historical sources and ideals, with those of other governments in the world

C#4 Performance Standards & Specifications:

Analyze the historical sources and ideals of the structure of the United States government, to include: principles of democracy; essential principles of a republican form of government; code of law put forth in the Code of Hammurabi; separation of powers as expressed by the Baron of Montesquieu; checks and balances as expressed by Thomas Hobbes; ideas of individual rights developed in the English bill of rights; role of philosophers in supporting changes in governments in the 18th and 19th centuries (e.g., Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire);

Sample Question:

Which provisions in the U.S. Constitution relating to the President are mirrored from provisions in the English Bill of Rights?

A.the power of pardon

B.the requirement to execute the law*

C.the power to make treaties

D.the power to nominate judges