Government Chapter 2 Test Review

The Judeo-Christian concept of an agreement between man and God influenced the early colonists' views of the role of government.

• true
• false

The colonists were familiar with representative government from Britain's Parliament.

• true
• false

Pilgrim leaders wrote the Mayflower Compact to provide rules for governing themselves.

• true
• false

In colonial charters, all the power of the government was given to the governor.

• true
• false

While women could not vote, most colonies allowed all adult white men to vote.

• true
• false

Colonists valued limited government because they

• believed monarchs should have absolute power over their people.
• did not accept the concept of a representative government.
• thought people should be protected from punishment by an unjust government.
• thought that order could be maintained without a government.

What document stated that monarchs could not interfere with parliamentary elections?

• the English Bill of Rights
• the Magna Carta
• the New Testament
• the Old Testament

Which of John Locke's beliefs had a major influence on the colonists?

• All people have certain "natural" or inalienable rights such as the right to liberty.
• Monarchs are appointed by God and should have supreme power.
• People need government to maintain order and prevent conflict.
• The powers of government must be separated.

The Connecticut Charter set up a representative government because it

• established the governor as the king's agent in the colony.
• gave people the right to elect the governor and judges.
• allowed for taxation without the consent of the people.
• stated that all colonists had the right to vote.

By 1776, the colonial governments

• accepted the king as head of the church
• had significant experience in representative government.
• primarily practiced direct democracy for all citizens.
• were virtually identical to one another.