Chapter 3 quiz answers
Question 1 As a result of the Watergate affair?s discussion in the text, what conclusion can we draw about the Constitution? a. The legislative and judicial branches lack the power to check presidential excesses. b. The Constitution still provides an effective means of checking the abuse of power by a particular branch. c. The Constitution loses popular legitimacy when public officials violate it. d. The Constitution can be easily subverted by a determined president. Question 2 John Locke?s social contract theory was embodied in a. the Boston Revolution. b. the Declaration of Independence. c. the Intolerable Acts. d. none of the above. e. all of the above. Question 3 Social contract theory essentially means which of the following?