Founding Documents

Who wrote the Magna Carta?

• English Pilgrims

• Thomas Paine

• English Nobility

• Congress

What year was the Mayflower Compact written?

• 1620

• 1500

• 1776

• 1215

What was the Pamphlet called that Thomas Paine wrote?

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Cato's Letters

• Common Sense

Which document was created to provide order and protect the colonists?

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• Cato's Letters

• Common Sense

Which document was created to limit the power of the King of England and protect the nobility?

• Cato's Letters

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

Which document was written in 1776 and had major influence on the Declaration of Independence?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Common Sense

• Cato's Letters

Which documents purpose was to convince the people to support the freedom of expression and fight against the King's rule?

• Cato's Letters

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Common Sense

Which document was similar to the Magna Carta and had to be agreed upon by the King and Queen?

• Rule of Law

• Social Contract

• US Bill of Rights

• English Bill of Rights

"This Constitution and the laws of the United States....shall be the supreme law of the land." All government officials shall be bound by an oath to support this constitution."

Which BIG IDEA is shown here in the Constitution?

• Due Process

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

• Rights

The US Constitution created 3 branches of government. Each branch is given the power to check, or limit the power of the other 2. The system of checks and balances keeps any 1 branch from getting too powerful.

• Rule of Law

• Self Government

• Due Process

• Limited Government