governing the colonies

Which of the following could be found in the Magna Carta?

• trial by jury
• right to propery
• taxes could not be levied without consent
• all of these

The job of the legislature is to ___ laws.

• enforce
• interpret
• make
• follow

A bill of rights is a list of ___

• taxes
• rules
• procedures
• freedoms

___________ is a right that protects us from being unjustly arrested or imprisoned.

• Trial by jury
• Habeas Corpus
• Freedom of Speech
• Right to property

Colonial governors were ___.

• appointed by the king
• elected by colonists

Colonial legislatures were ___.

• appointed by the king
• elected by colonists

To vote you had to ___.

• be white
• be a man
• own property
• all of these

The John Peter Zenger case set the precedent for freedom ___.

• of religion
• of speech
• of the press
• to assemble

Publishing words that unfairly damage a person's reputation is ___.

• libel
• slander
• hate speech

What did the Magna Carta do?

• Gave more power to the King
• Limited the power of the King
• Got rid of the Feudal System in England
• Gave more power to the Common People

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5