US Gov't CH 2 Test Review

The English colonists brought with them knowledge of political systems that influenced constitutional government in North America. Which one of these basic notions held that the people should have a voice in determining what their government can and cannot do?

• colonial government

• limited government

• ordered government

• representative government

Which of the following correctly describes the differences between royal and proprietary colonies?

• royal: governor and his council named by the king; proprietary: governor appointed by the proprietor

• royal: governor’s council subject to direct control of the crown; proprietary: governor subject to direct control of the crown

• royal: governor elected by the king’s council; proprietary: governor selected the proprietor

• royal: governor named by the king; proprietary colonies: governors elected by male property owners

Which of the following rights, protected today by the Bill of Rights, were first established in all three landmark English documents?

• due process, no cruel punishment

• due process, trial by jury

• no cruel punishment, right to petition.

• no excessive bail or fines, trial by jury.

The concept of limited government holds that

• government should be based on a charter granted by the king.

• government should be abolished.

• government should include both a monarch and a Parliament.

• government power should be restricted.

Which of the following is one factor that led to the signing of the Magna Carta?

• the settling of Jamestown in 1607

• the crowning of William and Mary

• the confiscation of Connecticut's royal charter

• the heavy taxes imposed by King John

What was the significance of the Petition of Right?

• It reinforced the divine right of kings.

• It guaranteed freedom of religion.

• It limited the king's power.

• It required that all parliamentary elections be free.

How did the government of the charter colonies differ from those of the royal and proprietary colonies?

• The governor and his council were under direct control of the Crown, and laws made by their bicameral legislatures were subject to the king's veto.

• The governors were elected by male property owners, and laws made by their bicameral legislatures were not subject to the governor's veto.

• The governors were elected by members of the king's council, and the legislature was a unicameral body.

• The king appointed the governor, and he selected members of the upper house of the bicameral legislatures from his council.

Which of the following helped lead to growing self-government in the colonies?

• The colonists no longer wished to be British citizens.

• The colonists depended on Great Britain for their defense.

• England was far away and travel and communication were slow.

• England had recently defeated France in the French and Indian War.

Many of the colonists believed that people have the right to resist an unfair, or illegitimate, government. Which of the following actions BEST reflects this belief?

• the formation of the New England Confederation and the British Board of Trade

• the rejection of Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan by the colonies and the Crown

• the passage of the Stamp Act and its later repeal

• the Boston Tea Party protest against British policies

Which of the following led to the meeting of the First Continental Congress?

• The colonists had begun to boycott British goods.

• The British refused to repeal the Stamp Act.

• Parliament had passed the Intolerable Acts.

• Parliament had called for a meeting of colonial legislatures.