USHC 1.2

The political theory that people form governments for their mutual protection and that government rules only with the consent of those people is known as

• communism
• socialism
• divine right theory.
  
• social contract theory.
  

In English history, the Magna Carta (1215) and the English Bill of Rights (1689) both reinforced the concept of

• universal suffrage.
  
• a limited monarchy.
  
• religious toleration.
  
• a laissez-faire economy.
  

The Magna Carta is MOST important for which reason?

• it created Parliament
  
• it was the "great charter"
  
• it created the first democracy in England
  
• it put limits on the monarch's powers

The “Rule of Law” states that

• there should be no barriers to the right to vote.
  
• a just government derives its power from the governed.
  
• all people, including those who govern, must obey the law.
  
• a country’s citizens are the source of the government's power.

 Which nation provided the foundation for the concept of limited government that is embodied in the U.S. Constitution?

• England
• France
• Greece
  
• Spain

In the Colonial Era, what did developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represent?  (1.2)

• Colonial attempts to build a strong national government
• Efforts by the British to extend control over the colonies
• Steps in the growth of representative democracy
• Early social reform movements

Which of the following is the best description of a republican form of government? (1.5)

• There is a two-party system
• representatives are elected by the people
• elected officials have limited terms
• government power is limited by checks and balances

_{Why did democracy develop in the British colonies in North America? (USHC 1.2)}

• Colonists learned to cooperate to survive.

• Colonists developed an egalitarian society.

• Colonists brought their political traditions with them

• Colonists rejected the political traditions of the mother country

_{Which of the following laid the foundation for democracy in the American colonies? (USHC 1.1)}

• Native American political practices

• British political traditions

• The First Continental Congress

• The Great Awakening

The Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, and the New England town meeting are all examples of the efforts of colonial Americans to do what? (USHC 1.2)

• use democratic practices in government
• overthrow British royal governors
• protest British land policies
• establish religious freedom