Unit 1 US

The Bill of Rights is the first 10 ___________ of the Constitution.

• signatures
• amendments

Democracy originated in which society?

• Greek
• Roman

Placing limits on government allows for more....

• crime reduction
• military strength
• personal freedoms
• economic restrictions

These include the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• Protect rights
• We the people
• Natural rights
• Preamble

How was the agreement which bonded Pilgrims called?

• Mayflower Compact
• Declaration of Independence
• Napoleonic Code
• Geneva Conventions

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

•  to show that they opposed representative government.
• to establish an orderly community
•  to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
•  to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony

What 13th century document established the rights listed below?
- Basic rights of citizens
- Rule of law
- Representative assemblies

• the Constitution
• Napoleonic Code
• the Communist Manifesto
• the Magna Carta

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The Magna Carta of 1215 started the path to which form of government in modern day England?

• communism
• absolute monarchy
• oligarchy
• parliamentary democracy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the House of Burgesses?

• The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in the American colonies.

• The first group of elected representatives to leave the colonies.

• The first house that was built in Jamestown, Virginia.

"Common Sense" was written to persuade the colonists to believe independence was the right direction for them.

• True
• False