Review: Historical Documents

What document was signed in 1215 and was the first to limit the power of a king?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• English Petition of Rights

What did the Virginia Declaration of Rights served as the basis of?

• The Bill of Rights of the US Constitution

• Magna Carta

• The Preamble of the US Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

Who wrote the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom

• George Mason

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

The fact that some governments have a list or what they can and cannot do is...

• popular soveriegnty

• federalism

• separation of powers

• limited government

What right are you exercising when you contact government officials to tell them you are unhappy with conditions?

• Free Speech

• Right to Assembly

• Right to Petition

• Freedom of Religion

Which English document included the right to petition your government?

• English Petition of Right

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• English Declaration of Freedom

Which document listed all these rights?

• Magna Carta

• English Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

Who signed the Petition of Right?

• King John

• King Charles I

• William & Mary

• Thomas Jefferson

Which document outlawed:

-quartering soldiers

-seizing private property

-declaring martial law

• English Bill of Rights

• English Petition of Right

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Magna Carta

What 3 natural rights did Thomas Jefferson include in the Declaration of Independence?

• Life, Liberty, & property

• Life, Liberty, & taco bell

• Freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly

• Life, Liberty, & pursuit of happiness