EOC Civics Part 1

Magna Carta ⇨ Limited Monarchy as Mayflower Compact ⇨ ?

• Self-Government

• Individual Rights

• Separation of Powers

• Economic Freedom

Consent of the governed is based on which Enlightenment idea?

• Rousseau's Divine Rights

• John Locke's Social Contract

• Montisquieu's Separation of Powers

• Madison's individual liberty Madison's individual liberty

Who argued that all people were born equal & had natural rights to life, liberty, & property?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

To what idea does Montesquieu refer in the following quote?

• Self government

• Natural rights

• Separation of powers

• All of the above All of the above

The signing of the Magna Carta was important because...

• It limited the powers of the King for the first time.

• It provide for separation of powers.

• It provided for separation of church and state.

• It showed the dukes that the King was ultimate power.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• King George the III

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the main purpose of government?

• Protect rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.

• Protect the interests of the states.

• Provide for the common defense and promote general welfare.

• Create a strong national government

According to the Preamble, which of the following are some of the basic purposes of government?

• Provide services, provide laws, and guarantee freedoms

• Ensure life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness

• Establish justice, ensure tranquility, provide defense, and promote general welfare.

• Collect taxes, print money, and establish a military Collect taxes, print money, and establish a military

What is the significance of the English Bill of Rights to the US Constitution?

• the Declaration of Independence was modeled after it the Declaration of Independence was modeled after it

• it served as a model for America’s Bill of Rights

• it was the first official written set of laws for England

• it was necessary in the development of the Preamble

Jefferson borrowed "life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness" from _________?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine