Ch. 2 US Govt

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration?

• Ben Franklin
• John Hancock
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson

Which of the colonies were trying to break up with Great Britain?

• The New England Colonies
• The Middle Colonies
• All of the colonies
• The Southern Colonies

What problem did winning the French and Indian War cause for the British?

• They lost their land in America.
• They gained more land in America.
• They owed a lot of money.
• They lost all of their trade partners.

The protest that ended with 342 chests of tea dumped in Boston Harbor was called _________________.

• The Boston Massacre
• The Boston Tea Party
• The Boston Coffee Party
• The New York Tea Party

According to John Locke, which agreement did individuals enter into to form their own society?

• constitution
• social contract
• Mayflower Compact
• English Bill of Rights

According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?

• trial by jury and no cruel punishments
• freedom of speech and the press
• life, liberty, and property
• freedom of worship and the right to petition

How was Locke's social contract theory related to his belief in natural law?

• He argued subjects had the right to rebel against a  ruler who acted against natural law.
• He argued that whatever the king did was good according to natural law.
• He argued that natural law required colonists to be given their independence.
• He argued that God had especially chosen kings to rule over their subjects as part of nature.

Which describes an impact of Magna Carta on the American colonists in the 1770's?

• They believed they could not be taxed without their consent.
• They believed they could not be governed by a far-away island.
• They thought they had the right to overthrow a king who did not protect their rights.
• They favored a separation of the powers of government into different branches.

Which document confirmed the rights of English subjects after the overthrow of James II in the Glorious Revelution?

• Magna Carta
• Mayflower Compact
• English Bill of Rights
• Montesquieu's "Spirit of the laws"

The Mayflower Compact--> Self-government.
English Bill of Rights --> ?
Which phrase completes the diagram?

• Natural law
• Separation of power
• Divine Right of Kings
• Guarantee of certain individual rights