EOC Part I (Raymond)

Multiple Choice

Which idea is central to John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government?

• A government’s power comes from the consent of the people.
•  Predestination will determine who will go to heaven.
• Famine, disease, and conflict are natural checks on population growth.
• The have-nots will rise up and overthrow the government of the haves.

Multiple Choice

What are the key ideas of John Locke regarding natural law and social contract?

• Government protects life, liberty, and property

• People give away power to rule

• Influenced the Declaration of Independence

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What is Social Contract?

• Government protects the people, people follow(give power) to the government
• Government protects the people and people don't have a say in government.
• People cannot trust any government, and must rule themselves.

Multiple Choice

What impact did the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense have on colonists’ views of government?

• Limited Government

• Trial by Jury

• Advisors = Parliament

• Rule of Law

Multiple Choice

How did the English Bill of Rights influence the Constitution?

• It had no influence on the Constitution
• It expanded the power of the government
• It led to the establishment of a monarchy
• It served as a model for the protection of individual rights and limiting the power of the government.

Multiple Choice

What are the key influences of the English Bill of Rights on the U.S. Bill of Rights?

• Freedom of Speech

• No Cruel & Unusual Punishment

• No Taxes w/o Consent

• Right to Bear Arms

Multiple Choice

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• A. It limited the power of future colonial governments

• B. It weakened the influence of religion in government

• C. It established a form of self- government based on a social contract

• D. It guaranteed liberties for colonist through local government

Multiple Choice

What impact did Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" have on colonists' views of government?

• It encouraged loyalty to the British crown.

• It promoted the idea of independence from Great Britain.

• It suggested remaining neutral in conflicts.

• It advocated for stronger ties with France.

Multiple Choice

The diagram describes a cause that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Which action completes the diagram?

• British eliminate all taxes on colonists

• Colonists vote to elect new member of Parliament

• British ignore colonist grievances

• Colonist send troops to Britain in protest

Reorder

BONUS! Put the boxes in the correct order to form the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence.

• That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights

• We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal

• That among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness

• That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men

• Deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed

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Multiple Choice

"For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:"

"For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:"

"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:"

The quotes above come from the Declaration of Independence and represent...?

• complaints Parliament had about King George III

• grievances American colonists had with King George III

• complaints Parliament had with the royal governors of the colonies.

• grievances American colonists had with their own colonial legislatures

Multiple Choice

What event highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and led to calls for a stronger federal government?

• The Boston Tea Party

• Shays' Rebellion

• The Battle of Yorktown

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

Multiple Choice

What are the intentions of the Preamble of the Constitution as outlined in the image?

• To establish a government

• To promote individual rights

• To ensure national security

• To create a better society

Multiple Choice

Which of the Preamble goals is the cartoon above most likely illustrating?

• establish justice

• form a more perfect union

• ensure domestic tranquility

• provide for the common defense

Multiple Choice

Which government principle is illustrated in this diagram?

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Republicanism

• Separation of Powers

Multiple Choice

The graph below illustrates juvenile arrest rates for motor vehicle theft.

Which type of law is illustrated by the graph?

• civil

• constitutional

• criminal

• military

Multiple Choice

Someone was harmed in a motorcycle accident and is suing for damages.

• Criminal

• Civil