Influences of Historical Documents on the U.S. Constitution

Open Ended

As the founding fathers wrote the U.S. Constitution, where did they get their ideas from?

Draw

Draw a line from the document to its corresponding term.

Multiple Choice

Social Contract

• the people agree to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection from the goverment

• provided for three branches of government

• a state of complete freedom with no rules

• natural rights

Multiple Choice

What idea did we take from the Magna Carta?

• The idea of dividing the government into branches.

• The idea that the government should be limited.

• The idea that the government checks on each other.

Multiple Choice

Who was known as the "Father of the U.S. Constitution?

• John Locke

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• James Madison

Multiple Choice

The Mayflower Compact is the first example in America of _____.

• divine oversight of government

• popular sovereignty

• democratic self-government

• constitutional monarchy

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D