Check for Understanding SS.7.C.1.2

Which phrase completes the diagram?

• Separation of Powers

• Economic Freedom

• Self-Government

• Individual Rights

Which phrase completes the diagram?

• All human beings possess certain natural rights

• Natural law is based on the exercise of human reason

• All free men have the right to trial by jury of their peers

• The best governments separate their powers into three branches

How did Paine's reasoning in this passage influence the colonists' view of government?

• They decided to seek a reconciliation with Great Britain

• They rejected the monarchical form of government.

• They invited George Washington to become king.

• They invited King George III to visit the colonies.