Important Documents

Which government principle is illustrated in this diagram?

• A. Federalism

• B. Popular sovereignty

• C. Republicanism

• D. Separation of powers

Which historic document had the greatest influence on the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

• A. The English Bill of Rights

• B. The Mayflower Compact

• C. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• D.The Articles of Confederation

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

• A. Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.

• B. The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.

• C. Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.

• D. British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.

Which document was the focus of this presentation?

• A. The Mayflower Compact

• B. The Articles of Confederation

• C. The Virginia Declaration of Rights

• D.The Declaration of Independence

Which political idea was influenced by this provision of the Magna Carta?

• A. Federalism

• B. A bicameral legislature

• C. The social contract

• D. Due process

In this excerpt, the authors of the Virginia Declaration of Rights are describing rights they consider —

• A. Granted to citizens by their government

• B. Natural and possessed at birth

• C. Protected under religious doctrine

• D. defined by the courts

Which phrase completes this excerpt?

• A. colonial Settlements

• B. Protective Tariffs

• C. Permanent Alliances

• D. Territorial Disputes