Development of US Democracy Mastery Test

Why did the Crown pass the so-called Intolerable Acts?

• to raise revenue for the king

• to increase trade with the colonies

• to provoke a revolution in the colonies

• to punish the colonists for their disobedience

What was the purpose of Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England?

• to support the idea of a social contract

• to advocate for common law

• to define the individual rights of Englishmen

• to argue for a strong central government

Under feudalism, which group was responsible for ruling different regions of a country?

• peasants

• knights

• lords

• king

What effect did the Mayflower Compact have on American government?

• It reinforced British Parliament's control over the colonies.

• It gave settlers the power to establish colonies.

• It contributed to the development of representative democracy.

• It granted absolute authority to the colonial governors.

Which ideal is not an essential element of the English political tradition?

• royal absolutism

• limits to the power of the king

• representation

• protection of certain rights