Early Government

Which document was written in 1215 and set the standard for such things as "Rule of Law"(everyone is equal under the law) and all citizens have certain rights?

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London
• Magna Carta
• Articles of Confederation
• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

Which document allowed the colonists to settle Jamestown in 1607?

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London
• Magna Carta
• Articles of Confederation
• Treaty of Paris

Which document forced the English to recognize America(United States) as an independent country.

• Articles of Confederation
• Treaty of Paris
• US Consititution
• Magna Carta

Who had the most power under the Articles of Confederation?

• Central (National) Government
• The British
• The individual state governments
• Everyone had equal power

What branches of government were not created in the Articles of Confederation?

• Executive/Legislative
• Legislative/Judicial
• Judicial/Executive
•  All were created in the Articles of Confederation

What document was the "first form of national government" for our country?

• US Consitiution
• Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation
• Treaty of Paris

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation?

• The Charters of the Virginia Company of London
• Virginia Declaration of Rights
• The US Consititution
• The Treaty of Paris

Who was the primary author of the US Constitution?

• James Monroe
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• James Madison

Of the first 5 Presidents of the United States, which one was not born in Virginia?

• James Madison
• John Adams
• James Monroe
• Benjamin Banneker

Why was "We the People" written so large on the US Constitution?

• So the whole world would know that the people are in charge
• The entire document was supposed to be written that way but Madison realized he did not ahve enough paper.
• It was written to insult the King of England
• So people with poor eye site would at least know the beginning of the document.