MakingGov1

Where did the did the US copy their ideas on government from?

• Great Britain

• Roman Empire

• Greece

• France

The right to vote is known as ____________.

Which document gave Britain's Parliament power over the King?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

Which US territory was not within the "Northwest Ordinance" of 1787?

• Ohio

• Michigan

• Illinois

• Nebraska

The Second Continental Congress created an official national government for the US through the:

• Articles of Confederation

• US Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

Who had the most power within the Articles of Confederation?

• State governments

• National government

• President

• Prime Minister

Ratified means:

• to approve

• to oppose

• to study or research

• to look similar in appearance to a rat

Which US territory was within the "Northwest Ordinance" of 1787?

• Nebraska

• Indiana

• Missouri

• Kentucky

What was the purpose of the "Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom"?

• Nobody could be forced to attend a Church OR pay for one with taxes

• Churches would not have to pay taxes.

• Bibles had to be printed in English, rather than Latin.

• Nobody could be forced to attend a Church AND Churches did not have to pay taxes.

The "Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom" was an idea by:

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington