Founding Documents

A document is a written form of communication.

• True

• False

What influence did the Mayflower Compact have on the colonists views of government?

• people can form a new government

• created three separate branches of government

• enumerated rights of the colonists

• called for a written constitution

The picture shows a passage from Thomas Paine's Common Sense. Which statement shows this in our modern political system?

• absolute monarchy controls laws

• authoritarian governments restrict freedoms

• members of the Supreme Court are appointed

• legislative officials are elected by the people

The Magna Carta listed several things:

*The king could not impose taxes without approval

*A group of barons would make sure that rule of law was followed

*The king could appoint court officials if they understood and followed the law

What idea of government is described in this list?

• separation of power

• limited government

• self-government

• habeas corpus

The English Bill of Rights enumerated the following rights:

*right to bear arms

*right to petition the king

Which document was influenced by these ideas?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Rights and Sentiments

The picture here shows the colonists on the Mayflower. Which idea of government best describes what we see here?

• democracy

• absolute monarchy

• dictatorship

• representative government

In his pamphlet Common Sense Thomas Paine claimed the British King had treated the colonists unfairly. Which term best describes this action?

• habeas corpus

• tyranny

• right to counsel

• right to bear arms

The Mayflower Compact is an example of...

• social contract

• pamphlet

• natural law

• checks and balances

"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another..." -The Declaration of Independence, 1776

Which idea of government is described in this passage?

• consent of the governed

• limited government

• habeas corpus

• limited monarchy

Article One, Section 9, clause 2, which demands that "The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it." -U.S. Constitution

Which document impacted the view of government stated here?

• Mayflower Compact

• Common Sense

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence