AOC & Other Docs

Which document served as a model for the Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Magna Carta

Which document written by George Mason said that basic human rights should not be violated by governments?

• Articles of Confederation

• Magna Carta

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

• James Madison

• George Mason

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

Who used ideas from the VA Statute of Religious Freedom and the VA Declaration of Rights to write the Bill of Rights?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

• George Mason

What document called for a separation of church and state?

• U.S Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• VA Statute of Religious Freedom

• VA Declaration of Rights

Who wrote the Bill of Rights

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Mason

• Samuel Jackson

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

• strong
• average
• weak
• federal

In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?

• The States
• The National Government
• The Continental Congress
• The Legislative Branch

One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

What event "showed congress how weak the Articles of Confederation was?

• Bacon Rebellion

• American Revolution

• Shay's Rebellion

• Constitution