Unit 2 Test

What was the purpose of the Magna Carta?

• To challenge the British Government.

• Granted certain rights and liberties to English nobles.

• To create self-government

• To establish a limited monarchy

What was the first work to ask for independence from Great Britain?

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Common Sense

What was the purpose of the English Bill of Rights?

• To establish a limited monarchy and gave more power to parliament.

• To establish a democracy.

• To gain independence from Great Britain.

• To establish a social contract.

What did the Mayflower Compact serve as an example of?

• Government expansion

• Limited government

• Rule of Law

• Self-government and social contract

What did Montesquieu's Separation of Powers do?

• Created the Declaration of Independence

• Created the Constitution

• Created 3 branches of government with checks and balances

• Created the social contract for citizens

What are the Natural Rights John Locke came up with?

• Rule of Law

• Life, liberty, and happiness

• Social contract

• Life, liberty, and property

What are the Natural Rights in the Declaration of Independence?

• Rule of Law

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• Life, liberty, and property

• Social contract

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• George Washington

What is the social contract?

• The government gives people property if they give up freedoms.

• The people agree to give up some freedoms, but only if the government agrees to protect everyone's rights.

• Everyone is born with rights.

• The government gives citizens money if they follow the law.

What is the role of government?

• To make laws

• To secure, or protect, our natural rights

• To protect the social contract

• To enforce laws