Influential Docs/People

What idea did the Magna Carta establish?

• Limited Government

• Self-Government

• Voting

• Freedom of Speech

When was the Magna Carta created?

• 1315

• 1415

• 1215

• 2015

Which documents influenced the colonists' views of government?

• Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Common Sense

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

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

• Magna Carta, Iroquois Constitution, Common Sense

Which of the following documents did not influence the colonists' views of government?

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

"Except by the lawful judgment of his peers and by the law of the land." refers to which Enlightenment Idea:

• Freedom

• Trial by Jury

• Voting

• No taxation without representation

Why was the Mayflower Compact written?

• To convince King George to let colonists leave England to colonize North America.

• To vote for a new King/Leader.

• To maintain order/structure in the new colonies.

• To grow flowers.

Magna Carta leads to Limited Monarchy(Government). What does the Mayflower Compact lead to?

• Separation of Powers

• Self-Government

• Individual Rights

• Self Freedoms

The idea that NO ONE can break the law, even the President of the United States. (Everyone HAS to follow the law)

• Supremacy Clause

• Rule of Law

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

Which Enlightenment idea does this photo represent?

• Natural Rights

• Natural Law

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

Which of the following creates an agreement with the citizens of a country with the government, where the citizens give up some rights in exchange for protection?

• Checks and Balances

• Self-Government

• Social Contract

• Separation of Powers