English Influences on Government

True or False. Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense

• True

• False

Which of the following was not an Enlightenment thinker?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• King George III

Why were colonists upset about the taxes imposed by the British?

• They did not have representation and were not consented before the taxes occurred

• All the taxes were too high

• All the taxes were too low

• The tax rates made it so that people lost their jobs

Which of the following best describes natural law?

• Set of rules and moral principles that determine governmental law

• Only the strongest survive

• The king deserves to rule as it is a 'God-given' right

• People should rule themselves without any form of government

What did the British do in order to pay off the debt from the French and Indian War?

• Go to war with the colonists

• Tax the colonists

• Pay the colonists

• None of the above

Which idea in the Declaration of Independence did John Locke support?

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of happiness

• Right to speedy trial with jury of one's peers

• Separation of Powers

• Freedom of Speech

Which Enlightenment idea would John Locke support?

• Power comes from the consent of the governed

• Leaders can deny certain rights of the people

• Equality among men can never be achieved

• People cannot abolish the government

Which of the following best explain the social contract theory?

• Governments should determine the rights of citizens

• People should determine their own individual rights

• People enter an unspoken agreement when agreeing to a government, to ensure the good of all society

• Monarchies are the only form of government that works

True or False. The Magna Carta established the idea of a direct democracy

• True

• False

The Pilgrims created which of the following documents?

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta