Constitutional Influencers

What did the Magna Carta do?

• Gave more power to the King
• Limited the power of the King
• Got rid of the Feudal System in England
• Gave more power to the Common People

Which colonial influencer was an agreement between individuals?

• English Bill of Rights

• Common Sense

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

The Magna Carta was signed in what year?

• 1315

• 1492

• 1607

• 1215

When was Mayflower Compact written?

• 1410
• 1492
• 1655
• 1620

The Mayflower Compact is the first example in America of _____.

• divine oversight of government

• popular sovereignty

• democratic self-government

• constitutional monarchy

What documents did Common Sense inspire?

• The Legend of the Navajo Indians and the Creation Myth

• The Bible and the Koran

• Declaration of Independence and the Constitution

• The Manual of Life and the Manual of Death

Who wrote the Mayflower Compact?

• nobles

• barons

• pilgrims

• Thomas Paine

The Mayflower Compact included all the following EXCEPT:

• rule of law

• social contract

• consent of the governed

• trial by jury

The idea that no one is above the law is called

• limited government

• social contract

• self government

• rule of law

What U.S. document was inspired by the English Bill of Rights?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The U.S. Bill of Rights

• The Preamble