Civics Unit 1 Practice Test

He came up with the idea of the separation of powers in government

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• King John

A contract signed by colonists agreeing to follow laws and govern by mutual consent

• Cato's Letters

• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

He believed that all men have a right to life, liberty and property. Jefferson used his ideas in the Declaration of independence.

• Thomas Paine

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

Stated that an oppressed country has the right and responsibility to overthrow a tyrannical government

• Declaration of Independence

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• John Locke

He believed that the separate powers in government must all be equal.

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Paine

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Hobbes

The King cannot suspend laws without the consent of Parliament. The King cannot raise money without the consent of Parliament. The King cannot prosecute people for petitioning him. The King cannot raise a standing army in time of peace without the consent of Parliament.

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Common Sense

• English Bill of Rights

Protected the rights of ordinary people in England. King John was forced to sign it.

• Cato's Letters

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Believed that a government could only be valid if there is a social contract between the government and the people where the people give up some freedoms for the protection of the government. The government must also protect peoples' rights.

• Thomas Paine

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

It prevented the King from doing as he pleased. Rule of Law.

• Mayflower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

• Magna Carta

• Common Sense

Set clear limits on royal power. Came after the Magna Carta.

• English Bill of Rights

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Mayflower Compact

• Cato's Letters