iCivics: Colonial Influences

Which of the following words has this definition?

"popular or representative system where the people create and run their own government"

• Due Process

• Limited Government

• Self-Government

• Rights

• Rule of Law

Which of the following words has this definition?

"People have the right to fair and reasonable laws Officials have to follow rules when enforcing the laws and treat all people in the same way."

• Due Process

• Limited Government

• Self-Government

• Rights

• Rule of Law

Which of the following words has this definition?

"the idea that all people must follow the laws, and that the laws are enforced fairly"

• Due Process

• Limited Government

• Self-Government

• Rights

• Rule of Law

Which of the following words has this definition?

"A set of things that people believe they should be free to do without restrictions"

• Due Process

• Limited Government

• Self-Government

• Rights

• Rule of Law

Which of the following words has this definition?

"the power of government is limited by the constitution, and each branch is limited in what it can do"

• Due Process

• Limited Government

• Self-Government

• Rights

• Rule of Law

The Magna Carta is a government document that defined four of the five terms below. Which one was NOT a part of the Magna Carta?

• Due Process

• Limited Government

• Self-Government

• Rights

• Rule of Law

The Mayflower Compact was an agreement between individuals. Which TWO terms are examples of what the Mayflower Compact did?

• Due Process

• Limited Government

• Self-Government

• Rights

• Rule of Law

The English Bill of Rights is a government document written by the English nobility in 1689. It illustrates all but one of the following terms. Which of the following was NOT a part of the English Bill of Rights?

• Due Process

• Limited Government

• Self-Government

• Rights

• Rule of Law

Cato's Letters were written in the 1720's. Which TWO of the following are illustrated in these newspaper articles?

• Due Process

• Limited Government

• Self-Government

• Rights

• Rule of Law

Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine in 1776. Which TWO of the following are illustrated in this pamphlet?

• Due Process

• Limited Government

• Self-Government

• Rights

• Rule of Law