Civic EOC Review 1

Front

What concept is Baron De Montesquieu known for that influenced the writing of the U.S. Constitution?

Back

Separation of power

Front

According to John Locke, what is the government morally obligated to protect?

Back

Natural rights of life, liberty, and property

Front

What is the significance of the Magna Carta?

Back

It was the first document to limit the powers of the king.

Front

Which document established the principle that citizens could not be deprived of life, liberty, or property without a lawful judgment of their peers or by law of the land?

Back

Magna Carta

Front

What did the English Bill of Rights (1689) establish?

Back

Freedom from taxation without representation and outlawed cruel and unusual punishment

Front

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

Back

To establish self-government in the colonies

Front

What is "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine known for?

Back

Encouraging colonists to support independence for the colonies

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Self-Government

Back

Government or control of a country by its own members rather than by members of a different country

Front

According to the Declaration of Independence, what are the natural rights that the government is meant to protect?

Back

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Front

What was the main reason colonists were angry with the king as stated in the Declaration of Independence?

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No taxation without representation