Origins of American Government

According to John Locke, which agreement did individuals enter into to form their own society?

• constitution
• social contract
• Mayflower Compact
• English Bill of Rights

According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?

• trial by jury and no cruel punishments
• freedom of speech and the press
• life, liberty, and property
• freedom of worship and the right to petition

Which thinker introduced the idea of separation of powers for effective government?

• John Locke
• Baron de Montesquieu
• Thomas Paine
• Thomas Jefferson

Which right was established by Magna Carta in 1215?

• The right to vote in elections.
• The right to choose the monarch
• The right to freedom of speech
• the right to trial by jury

Which document confirmed the rights of English subjects after the overthrow of James II in the Glorious Revelution?

• Magna Carta
• Mayflower Compact
• English Bill of Rights
• Montesquieu's "Spirit of the laws"

Which of the following was responsible for planning and funding the war effort of the American colonies, declaring independence, and was essentially the first government of the United States?

• Albany Plan of Union

• First Continental Congress

• Second Continental Congress

• Stamp Act Congress

What was the main argument against the Constitution by Anti-Federalists?

• It lacked a Bill of Rights.

• It granted too much power to the president.

• The electoral college was too confusing and would cause problems during presidential elections.

• It gave the government too much power to tax.

What document did the colonists write to share their concerns with England and to break away?

• Mayflower Compact

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• Separation of powers

• alien's rights

• Checks and balances

• unalienable rights

How did Hobbes sum up people's quality of life in a state of nature?

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• poor, nasty, brutish, and short
• fulfilling, long-lived, philosophical, and introspective
• scared, hungry, lonely, and cold