American Government - Standard #2 (Philsophers/Documents)

Who signed the Magna Carta?

• The Pilgrims

• The King

• The Patriots

• The Loyalists

Who wrote the Mayflower Compact?

• English Parliament

• Thomas Paine

• The Nobles

• The Pilgrims

The Magna Carta

• gave basic human rights

• gave rights to the people/limited the king

• convinced people to join a Revolution

• was a formal declaration of war

The Petition of Right was written

• so that even the monarchs would have to obey the laws

• to form a government for the Pilgrims

• to declare independence from England

• to persuade the colonists to support independence

Who wrote Common Sense

• Thomas Jefferson

• Charles Montesquieu

• Thomas Paine

• John Locke

The Mayflower Compact was written

• to get support Independence from England

• to limit the kings power

• because the Pilgrims needed laws/rules & self-government

• to declare independence

Importance of Common Sense

• to declare independence from Great Britain

• to influenced the Bill of Rights

• to get support from colonists for Independence

• introduced Separation of Powers

Thomas Paine is most associated with

• wanted the colonists to support the Revolution

• developing a system that included separation of powers

• had a theory based on the social contract

• supported the idea of checks and balances

Which of the following influenced the U.S. Constitution by supporting a Republican form of government & a written Constitution?

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Magna Carta

• The Mayflower Compact

• Common Sense

Which of the following created basic human rights and influenced the U.S. Constitution with rights like prohibiting a standing army in peacetime and the right of petition

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• English Bill of Rights