Civics EOC Review Test

What was the impact of Baron Montesquieu’s writings on the Founding Fathers?

• Representative Government

• Separation of Powers

• Social Contract

• Trial by Jury

What was John Locke's influence on the Founding Fathers?

• Trial by Jury

• Separation of Powers

• Monarchical Government

• Government by Consent of the Governed

What was impact of John Locke’s views on natural law on the Founding Fathers?

• It encouraged them to create a government based on a separation of powers.

• It encouraged them to compromise with the British Parliament.

• It encouraged them to preserve the system of trial by jury.

• It encouraged them to challenge British laws.

The passage is from the Declaration of Independence (1776). Which earlier thinker influenced the reasoning of this passage?

• John Locke

• King George III

• George Washington

• Baron Montesquieu

How did John Locke's ideas influence the Founding Fathers?

• They chose to remain loyal to the King of England.

• They decided to rebel against the British government.

• They decided to create a system of checks and balances.

• They decided to separate the powers of government among three branches.

What impact did the writings of Baron Montesquieu have on the Founding Fathers of the American political system?

• They kept a monarchical system of government.

• They created a representative system of government.

• They guaranteed each citizen the right to a trial by jury.

• They separated the powers of government into three branches.

Which belief did the colonists hold based on rights granted by Magna Carta?

• All human beings are entitled to certain natural rights.

• The king only rules over his subjects by their consent.

• New taxes cannot be imposed on subjects without their approval.

• All criminals must be tried in England rather than in the colonies.

What impact did the Magna Carta of 1215 have on the colonists' views of government?

• All human beings possess certain natural rights.

• Natural law is based on the exercise of human reason.

• New taxes should be approved by the people’s representatives.

• The best governments separate their powers into three branches.

Which right was guaranteed to English subjects by the English Bill of Rights in 1689?

• the right to bear arms

• freedom of the press

• the right to assemble

• freedom of religion