Origins of US Government

SS.7.C.1.1

According to John Locke, which agreement did individuals enter into to form their own society?

• constitution

• social contract

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

SS.7.C.1.1

According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?

• trial by jury and no cruel punishments

• freedom of speech and of the press

• life, liberty and property

• freedom of worship and the right to petition

SS.7.C.1.1

What most attracted the Founding Fathers to Montesquieu's explanation of the separation of powers?

• Their separation could help prevent the central government from becoming tyrannical and oppressive.

• Their separation could protect the rights of the nobility from the actions of the king.

• Their separation could preserve the privileges of the monarch and nobles from popular attack.

• Their separation raised judicial power to a level of equality with

  legislative and executive power.

SS.7.C.1.2

Which right was established by Magna Carta in 1215?

• the right to vote in elections

• the right to choose the monarch

• the right to freedom of speech

• the right to a trial by jury

SS.7.C.1.2

Which document confirmed the rights of English subjects after the overthrow of James Il in the Glorious Revolution?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws

SS.7.C.1.1 & 1.2

Which of the following were most similar?

• the Mayflower Compact and John Locke's social contract theory

• the English Bill of Rights and Thomas Paine's Common Sense

• Magna Carta and Montesquieu's separation of powers

• the Mayflower Compact and Montesquieu's separation of powers

SS.7.C.1.2

The diagram above indicates that the colonists based some of their political views on historic documents.

Which phrase completes the diagram?

• Natural law

• Separation of powers

• Divine Right of Kings

• Guarantee of certain individual rights

SS.7.C.1.2

The statements above are from the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights.

Which statement guarantees a right first granted by Magna Carta?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

SS.7.C.1.2

The statements above are from three of the first amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Which earlier document contained similar rights?

• Magna Carta (1215)

• The Mayflower Compact (1620)

• The English Bill of Rights (1689)

• Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws (1784)

SS.7.C.1.1

Which statement describes the influence of natural-law beliefs on Enlightenment thinkers?

• They argued it was natural for subjects to obey established governments.

• They questioned any practices that seemed to go against reason and natural law.

• They believed that royal power was natural because it was based on divine right.

• They claimed church teachings should not be challenged since they rested on natural law.