MS 4.3

The founders wanted to encourage the Roman ideal of

• economic freedom

• public service

• political debates

• centralized government

The right of habeas corpus guarantees the right to

• own weapons in a private home.

• have a trial by jury of your peers.

• speak freely about one’s ideas.

• remain free unless charged with a crime.

What was the main belief of Enlightenment thinkers?

• that governmental power should be limited

• that a republic was the best form of government

• that the use of reason was vital to improving society

• that a government should be strong enough to carry out its duties

In what way did the Mayflower Compact set a precedent for the U.S. system of government?

• by requiring the rule of law and guaranteeing freedom of speech

• by establishing the first representative assembly in the American colonies

• by creating the first written plan of government in the American colonies on principles of self-government and common consent

• by creating the first representative government in the American colonies that checked and balanced power and divided the functions of government

What effect did individual state constitutions and the Articles of Confederation have on the Founding Fathers?

• The documents showed the importance of voting rights among the citizenry.

• The documents provided experience with formal government systems.

• The documents showed the problems that come from a strong central government.

• The documents demonstrated that the states were capable of governing themselves.

John Locke's ideas influenced the Constitution in several ways, including his idea that

• the government should control free enterprise.

• compromise was necessary in forming a government.

• the people have no right to rebel against a government.

• the government is an agreement between ruler and ruled.

Montesquieu's idea of separation of powers kept one person or group of people from gaining too much power by

• supporting a free and fair economy within the nation.

• dividing power between three branches of government.

• separating powers between the central and state governments.

• clarifying that government is a contract between the ruler and the ruled.