Colonial Influences (1.2 Hosey)

Which idea comes from the Magna Carta?

• People should be completely free from government.

• People should have a very strong central government.

• Government should have unlimited power.

• The right to a fair and speedy trial.

Representative democracies are an example of:

• limited government

• social contract

• self-government

• due process

Which writing encouraged colonists (and later other countries) to want to declare their independence from their mother ruling country?

• Common Sense

• Mayflower Compact

• Cato's Letters

• Magna Carta

What is a monarchy?

• a government ruled by a single person, such as a king or queen

• a government that elects their officials

• a government with a constitution

• a government ruled by a tyrant

Which purpose in the preamble covers courts and trials?

• promote the general welfare

• establish justice

• provide for the common defense

• ensure domestic tranquility

Which purpose in the preamble covers national parks, schools, and other public services?

• promote the general welfare

• establish justice

• life, liberty, and property

• ensure domestic tranquility

How does separation of power follow the principles outlined the the English Bill of Rights?

• limiting the power of the monarch

• electing the king

• allowing free speech

• establishing due process

Which big idea did the Mayflower Compact emphasize?

• due process

• rights

• self-government

• free speech

The idea of rule of law was written into this extremely influential document in 1215

• Cato's Letters

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Common Sense

Who wrote the revolution-invoking Common Sense?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Paine

• Benjamin Franklin