ss.7.c.1.2 Signmificant Documents

"No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or disseised or exiled or any way destroyed, nor will we go upon him nor send upon him, except by the awful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land." Which right was guaranteed in this excerpt from Magna Carta?

• A. trial by jury
• B. no taxation without representation
• C. freedom of the press
• D. freedom of religion

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Which describes an impact of Magna Carta on the American colonists in the 1770s?

• They believed they could not be taxed without their consent.
• They believed they could not be governed by a far-away island.
• They thought they had the right to overthrow a king who did not protect their rights.
• They favored a separation of the powers of government into different branches.

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Which right was established by Magna Carta in 1215?

• the right to vote in elections
• the right to choose the monarch
• the right to freedom of speech
• the right to a trial by jury

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Which document confirmed the rights of English subjects after the overthrow of James II in the Glorious Revolution?

• Magna Carta
• Mayflower Compact
• English Bill of Rights
• Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws

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Which of the following were most similar?

• the Mayflower Compact and John Locke's social contract theory
• the English Bill of Rights and Thomas Paine's Common Sense
• Magna Carta and Montesquieu's separation of powers
• the Mayflower Compact and Montesquieu's separation of powers

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The diagram below indicates that the colonists based some of their political views on historic documents. Which phrase completes the diagram?

• Natural law
• Separation of powers
• Divine Right of Kings
• Guarantee of certain individual rights

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The statements below are from the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights. 1) That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man hath a right to demand ... evidence in his favor, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury … 2) That the legislative, executive, and judiciary department shall be separate and distinct . . . 3) That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained .. 4) That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state . . . Which statement guarantees a right first granted by Magna Carta?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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The statements below are from three of the first amendments to the U. S. Constitution. "Congress shall make no law . .. prohibiting the right of the people ... to. petition the government for a redress of grievances." -First Amendment "[T]he right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" -Second Amendment "[No] cruel and unusual punishments [shall be] inflicted" -Eighth Amendment Which earlier document contained similar rights?

• Magna Carta (1215)
• The Mayflower Compact (1620)
• The English Bill of Rights (1689)
• Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws (1784)

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