Unit 3 Review for Benchmark Exam

Which Enlightenment thinker wrote that all men were born equal with natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Why were American colonists so angry about the new taxes imposed by Parliament?

• They had no representation in the British Parliament.

• They had to house and feed (quarter) British soldiers in their homes.

• The new taxes made British stamps less expensive.

• They were denied jury trials by the King.

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

• to create a powerful national government with three branches

• to provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare

• to protect rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• to protect state power against a tyrannical federal government

How did the Magna Carta influence the Declaration of Independence?

• by promoting strong monarchy

• by promoting taking away citizens' rights and freedoms

• by promoting guaranteeing certain rights under the law

• by promoting only one branch of government

According to this excerpt, what are the sources of natural rights and government power?

• Government power and natural rights both come from God.

• Natural rights come from God, but government power comes from the people.

• Natural rights come from the government, and government power comes from God.

• Natural rights come from the government, and government power comes from the people.

What effect did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts have upon the American colonists?

• The Acts showed an effort to end the slave trade.

• The Acts made them aware of British plans to expand their colonists further west in North America.

• The Acts raised colonists' taxes without granting them representation in Parliament.

• The Acts ignored the wishes of colonists' representatives in Parliament on the new taxes.

What is the correct sequence of events?

• 1, 2, 4, 3

• 2, 1, 4, 3

• 3, 2, 4, 1

• 4, 2, 3, 1

Which Enlightenment idea does this excerpt show?

• John Locke's social contract theory

• James Madison's premise about individual liberty

• Rousseau's theory of divine right of kings

• Montesquieu's theory of separation of power

Which democratic ideal does this show?

• statute

• common law

• self-government

• checks and balances

What is Thomas Paine arguing in favor of?

• separation of natural rights from legal rights

• separation of the colonies from Great Britain

• separation of powers between state and federal governments

• separation of responsibilities between branches of government