[ 555 ] U.S. History GED ® TEST SOCIAL STUDIES FLASH REVIEW _____________ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • _____________ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. . . .” —James Madison The framers of the U.S. Constitution addressed Madison’s concern by incorporating which of the following into the Constitution? a. the Bill of Rights b. checks and balances c. due process d. the two-party system Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence and answer the question that follows. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. . . .” What did the Founding Fathers mean by “inalienable rights”? a. inherent rights that were given by God b. any rights that were granted by the king c. natural rights protected by English documents d. the citizenship rights that Parliament had revoked