We The People Lessons 1-7

The Founders were the

• people who supported the king.

• political leaders of the colonies, some of whom wrote the Declaration of Independence and the United States of America's Constitution.

The Founders believed that natural rights meant the right to

• education, privacy, and security

• life, liberty, and property

• freedom, work, and protection

Citizens who put the common good above their own selfish interests demonstrate

• civic virtue

• democracy

• authoritarianism

A constitutional government always includes

• a strong executive branch

• a limitation of powers

• a written constitution

A constitution is considered a higher law if it

• must be obeyed by those running the government

• can never be changed

• comes from a divine source

Dividing the government into different branches is an example of

• federalism

• constitutional government

• separation of powers

The system of checks and balances was established to

• prevent political parties from being created

• provide government officials with unlimited powers

• prevent branches of government from abusing power

The Magna Carta, an agreement between the nobles and the king of England, required

• the king and the nobles to represent the common people

• the king and the nobles to agree on all new laws enacted

To protect themselves from the abuse of power, the colonists created their colonial governments to include

• a classical republic

• a constitutional monarchy

• representative government

The colonists argued that laws such as the Stamp Act of 1765

• were consistent with their rights as Englishmen

• were invalid because the colonists were not allowed to vote for Parliament

• were justified to help pay English debts