1.2 Quiz

NO FREEMAN SHALL BE TAKEN OR IMPRISONED OR DISSEISED OR EXILED OR ANY WAY DESTROYED, NOR WILL WE GO UPON HIM NOR SEND UPON HIM, EXCEPT BY THE LAWFUL JUDGMENT OF HIS PEERS OR BY THE LAW OF THE LAND.

Which right was guaranteed in this excerpt of the Magna Carta?

• trial by jury

• no taxation without representation

• freedom of the press

• freedom of religion

Which right was established by Magna Carta in 1215?

• the right to vote in elections

• the right to choose the monarch

• the right to freedom of speech

• the right to a trial by jury

Which document confirmed the rights of English subjects after the overthrow of James II in the Glorious Revolution?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws

Which phrase completes the diagram?

• separation of powers

• economic freedom

• self-government

• individual rights

Which documents influenced the colonists' views of government?

• Virginia Declaration of Rights, Common Sense, Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta, Iroquois Constitution, Common Sense

• Common Sense, Articles of Confederation, Declaration of the Rights of Man

• Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Common Sense

Based on this passage, how is the author's view reflected in the American political system?

• The monarchy creates limited government.

• The monarchy supports self-government.

• Representatives are appointed.

• Representatives are elected.