Civics Midterm Review Part I

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According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law? Options: trial by jury and no cruel punishments, freedom of speech and of the press, life, liberty and property, freedom of worship and the right to petition

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life, liberty and property

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What most attracted the Founding Fathers to Montesquieu's explanation of the separation of powers?

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How separation could help prevent the central government from becoming tyrannical and oppressive.

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Which of the following were most similar?
the Mayflower Compact and John Locke's social contract theory,
the English Bill of Rights and Thomas Paine's Common Sense,
Magna Carta and Montesquieu's separation of powers,
the Mayflower Compact and Montesquieu's separation of powers

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the Mayflower Compact and Montesquieu's separation of powers

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The diagram above indicates that the colonists based some of their political views on historic documents. Which phrase completes the diagram?

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Natural law

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Which statement guarantees a right first granted by Magna Carta?

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The statement that guarantees a right first granted by Magna Carta is the first statement.

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Which earlier document contained similar rights to the first amendments to the U.S. Constitution? Options: Magna Carta (1215), The Mayflower Compact (1620), The English Bill of Rights (1689), Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws (1784)

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The English Bill of Rights (1689)

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Which timeline shows English policies towards the American colonists in correct chronological order? Options: Townshend Act - Quartering of troops - Stamp Act - Tea Act, Quartering of troops - Townshend Act - Intolerable Acts - Tea Act, Stamp Act - Quartering of troops - Tea Act - Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act - Townshend Act - Tea Act - Quartering of troops

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Stamp Act - Townshend Act - Tea Act - Quartering of troops

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What was the impact of the continued fighting between British troops and the Continental Army in Massachusetts and New York in 1775 and 1776?

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Point 1

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What was the impact of the passage of the Stamp Act by the British Parliament in 1765?

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Point 3

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Which colonial leader introduced the ideas of John Locke's "social contract" theory into the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson