Representative Government

What is representative government?

• Rule by King or Queen

• Rule by military leaders

• Rule by elected officials

• Rule by the people

What is the name of the document that limited the King of England

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• House of Burgesses

Why did the Pilgrims write the Mayflower Compact?

• King didn't give them a charter

• To advance the Christian faith

• To honor their king and country

• Make an agreement to self-govern in order to survive

Which of the following is the first constitution in the colonies?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• House of Burgesses

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

What is it called when the governor doesn't enforce Parliament's laws in the colonies?

• Salutary Neglect

• Mercantilism

• Free-Enterprise

• Smuggling

1st representative governing body in the American colonies.

• English Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation
• Virginia House of Burgesses
• Congress

What did the Mayflower Compact include?

• It was the first constitution in the colonies
• it had a form of self-government
• in was the first elected legislative assembly in the colonies
• none of these

What is the British Parliament?

• A department store in England

• A new religion to arise in the 1700s

• A Civil Rights group

• A group of elected officials who help make laws

Which of the following are causes of representative government in the colonies?

• distance

• god

• gold

• glory

STARTED IN COLONIAL MASSACHUSSETTS TOWNS. MEN WERE ELECTED TO REPRESENT THEIR TOWNS

• TOWNS MEETINGS

• ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS

• MAYFLOWER COMPACT

• HOUSE OF BURGESSES