2. In John Locke's Second Treatise, he claims that government exists by the consent of the governed, meaning that any government only exists as long as the people believe it is representing their rights. What is the term for this theory?

Social contract

Absolute monarchy

Sovereignty

Natural rights

Which type of context clue does Reagan use for the meaning of beholden in Section 6 of "A Time for Choosing"?

A. synonym

B. contrast

C. antonym

D. explanation

 

6- And this idea that government is beholden to the people, that it has no other source of power except the sovereign people, is still the newest and the most unique idea in all the long history of man's relation to man.

1- I heartily accept the motto, -- "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe,--"That government is best which governs not at all"; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have. Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient. The objections which have been brought against a standing army, and they are many and weighty, and deserve to prevail, may also at last be brought against a standing government. 'The standing army is only an arm of the standing government. The government itself, which is only the mode which the people have chosen to execute their will. is equally liable to be abused and perverted before the people can act through...

 

What is a "tributary?"

A. A sovereign nation that is forced to pay tribute to another.

B. A state under the rule of a larger, more powerful state.

C. A government that operates under the direct orders of a monarch.