Founding Documents

Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness reflect which Enlightenment idea?

• Natural rights

• Social Contract

• limited government

• popular soveriegnty

"We hold these truth to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. That among these are life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness."

Which enlightenment thinker's ideas are reflected in this excerpt from the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence?

• Jean-Jaques Rousseau

• John Locke

• Barron de Monntesquei

• Mary Wollstonecraft

According to the Declaration of Independence, if the government does not protect the rights of the citizens they can _____________________, or get rid of the government and create a new one.

• vote

• protect

• abolish

• protest

The idea that people agree to follow laws in exchange for protection from the government is known as the

• checks & balances

• separation of powers

• natural rights

• social contract

The Northwest Ordinance was a document created to

• declare independence from Great Britain

• govern the Northwest Territory

• establish a structure for the new Federal Government in the United States.

• guarantee certain rights to all citizens

One reason the Northwest Ordinance is an important document is because...

• it defined the 10 important rights all people in the U.S. should have.

• it ended the French & Indian War

• it established a process for admitting new states into the country

• it established the idea of natural rights in the U.S.

Which of the following were PRECEDENTS, or examples, set by the Northwest Ordinance that would be used in later documents.

• free public education

• trial by jury

• reasonable bail

• freedom of religion & speech

• no slavery

Which principle in the Constitution states that the government must follow all laws just like citizens?

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

Which principle in the Constitution states that people are in charge of the government?

• popular sovereignty

• limited government

• checks & balances

• separation of powers

The Constitution gives the ability the add changes or ____________________ if need be.

• ratifications

• allowances

• triggers

• amendments