Origins of American Government Review

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

• trial by jury and no cruel punishments
• freedom of speech and the press
• life, liberty, and property
• freedom of worship and the right to petition

"No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or disseised or exiled or any way destroyed, nor will we go upon him nor send upon him, except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land."
Which right was guaranteed in this excerpt from Magna Carta?

• trial by jury
• no taxation without representation
• freedom of the press
• freedom of religion

Which thinker introduced the idea of separation of powers for effective government?

• John Locke
• Baron de Montesquieu
• Thomas Paine
• Thomas Jefferson

Which describes an impact of Magna Carta on the American colonists in the 1770's?

• They believed they could not be taxed without their consent.
• They believed they could not be governed by a far-away island.
• They thought they had the right to overthrow a king who did not protect their rights.
• They favored a separation of the powers of government into different branches.

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

• It could help prevent the central government from becoming tyrannical and oppressive.
• It could protect the rights of the nobility from the actions of the king.
• It could preserve the privileges of the monarch and nobles from popular attack.
• It raised judicial power to a level of equality with legislative and executive power.

The idea that government is RESTRICTED in what it can do is

• Restricted Government

• Limited Government

• Representative Government

• Democratic Government

Which document from 1689 influenced the ideas about the rights of the citizens?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

three branches of government that were formed so that no one part of the government became too powerful

• limited government

• natural rights

• separation of powers

• social contract

Bicameral means there are ___ branches or houses

• one
• two
• three
• five

Why style of government was established under the Articles?

• democracy
• republic
• confederation
• monarchy