Influences On American Government

Influences On American Government

Early Documents & Thinkers

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In English history, the Magna Carta (1215) and the English Bill of Rights (1689) both reinforced the concept of

• universal suffrage

• a limited monarchy

• religious toleration

• a laissez-faire economy

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The American concept of due process can be traced back to common law practices that were FIRST codified in the

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

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How did the English Bill of Rights limit the power of the monarch?

• Parliament could not rule without the consent of the monarch.

• A cabinet was created to represent Parliament's majority party.

• The monarch could not levy taxes without a specific grant from Parliament.

• Nobles were selected to be a part of the monarch's special advisory group.

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The Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, and Petition of Rights have all had a last impact on American democracy by providing a foundation for

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Select the following documents that limited government

• Hammurabi's Code

• Magna Carta

• English Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights

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This is the idea that no one is above the law

• rule of law

• due process

• self government

• Magna Carta

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This is a concept that the government should serve the will of the people through a small group of elected officials.

• ordered government

• limited government

• representative government

• authoritarian government

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This concept states that government is not all powerful and is restricted in what it can and cannot do.

• ordered government

• limited government

• representative government

• authoritarian government

Multiple Choice

The Baron de Montesquieu developed this idea of government

• bicameral legislature

• three branches of government

• unicamiral legislature

• the invisible hand

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John Locke believed that people had which type of rights?

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• Freedom of Speech, Religion & Press

• The Right to Bare Arms and the Right to a Trial by Jury

• Life, liberty, and property

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John Locke inspired the writing of this important document by Thomas Jefferson.

• Magna Carta

• US Constitution

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

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What is a social contract?

• an agreement between all the leaders of the country

• an agreement between the people of the country and the government

• an agreement between you and a record label to release your next musical hit

Multiple Choice

According to John Locke what must the government do with people's rights?

• Get rid of them

• Protect Them

• Get Over them

Multiple Choice

Thomas Hobbs is considered an outlier because he believes a Social Contract must have this type of person in charge?

• A Fair Leader

• A Weak King

• An Absolute Monarch

• The President

Multiple Choice

Thomas Hobbes believed that all humans are _______________.

• pure and innocent
• selfish and wicked

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Who believed in a social contract between the people and the government in which people gave up some freedom in order to have their rights protected?

• Voltaire
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Hobbes

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Which enlightenment thinker believed that a government is needed to keep order?

• Voltaire
• Hobbes
• Rousseau
• Beccaria

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What notable document in the United States contains wording similar to the Petition of Right?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Magna Carta

• The Colonial Charter

• The Constitution

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Which of the following provided the model for the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

• Mayflower Compact
• English Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut