Government Chapter 1

Permission to create a legislative body in the colony of Virginia was granted in the 

• United States Constitution
• Charters from the King of England
• Declaration of Independence
• Ship's log of the Susan Constant

In 1620, a ship called the _________ carried more people from England to North America.

• Mayflower

• Thanksgiving

• Pilgrim

• Europe

Which of the following statements is a correct description of the Mayflower Compact?

• The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a “civic body politic.” 
• The Pilgrims practiced an early and pure form of democracy
• The Mayflower Compact applied just to the non-Pilgrims on board the Mayflower
• None of the above. 

 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

•  to show that they opposed representative government.
• to establish an orderly community
•  to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
•  to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony

When was Mayflower Compact written?

• 1410
• 1492
• 1655
• 1620

Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?

•  gold
• trade
• land
• religious freedom

How did Hobbes sum up people's quality of life in a state of nature?

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• poor, nasty, brutish, and short
• fulfilling, long-lived, philosophical, and introspective
• scared, hungry, lonely, and cold

Hobbes believed that a single __________, or ruler, should have complete authority over the people.

• emperor
• magnate
• overlord
• sovereign

According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.

•  internal organs
• natural rights
• hopes and dreams
• traits and motivations

Locke's inalienable rights include...

• life, liberty, and property
• pizza, chipa, and soda
• life, property, and travel
• freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, and freedom of assembly