7th grade Assessment

Consent of the governed is based on which Enlightenment idea?

• Rousseau's Divine Rights

• John Locke's Social Contract

• Montisquieu's Separation of Powers

• Madison's individual liberty Madison's individual liberty

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• King George the III

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

Jefferson borrowed "life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness" from _________?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

This was a tax put on the colonists on paper goods?

• The Boston Party

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Townshend Revenue Act

The diagram describes a cause that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence.

• Colonist elect new members of the British parliament.

• Colonists reject taxes passed without representation.

• Colonist vote for a new British King.

• British eliminate all taxes on the colonists.

What constitution was in place during the American Revolution?

• U.S. Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• The English Bills of Rights

• Magna Carta

What was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• No power to tax

• No way to enforce law

• One branch

• No way to make laws

Which supports the Anti-Federalists' struggle over ratification of the U.S. Constitution?

• The Constitution should limit state government.

• The Constitution should protect fundamental rights.

• The Constitution should create a strong national government.

• Constitution should prevent the election of bad politicians.

The Declaration of Independence lists a number of offenses committed by the British king against the American colonists. Which of the following offenses refers to a protection first established by Magna Carta?

• For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world

• For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent

• For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury

• For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offence

The diagram above shows rights guaranteed in Declaration of Independence. Which of the following correctly completes the diagram?

• freedom of speech

• freedom of religion

• freedom to own property

• pursuit of happiness