Growth of Representative Government

1. What document was signed by English nobles that limited the power of the monarch (king or queen) by guaranteeing that no one would be above the law, not even a king or queen?

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Order of Connecticut

• Magna Carta

What was the first elected general assembly in the colonies which was established in Virginia?

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Order of Connecticut

• Magna Carta

• House of Burgesses

What was the document signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, which stands as the first example of many colonial plans for self-government?

• Fundamental Order of Connecticut

• Magna Carta

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

What was the first constitution in the colonies?

• Fundamental Order of Connecticut

• Magna Carta

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

What document limited the monarch’s power and guaranteed free elections, the right to a fair trial, and the elimination of cruel and unusual punishment?

• Fundamental Order of Connecticut

• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

What was the nation’s first constitution which established a weak central government and gave the states most of their power?

• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

What document signed on September 17, 1787, established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens?

• Magna Carta

• United States Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact