Formative Assessment #1

"A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."

How does this quote reflect the influence of Enlightenment ideas on the Founding Fathers?

• A. They created a limited monarchy.

• B. They had reservations about self-government.

• C. They supported individual liberties.

• D. They were concerned with property rights.

The statements below are from the English Bill of Rights, 1689

That the pretended power of suspending laws...without consent of Parliament is illegal;

That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, not cruel and unusual punishment inflicted; And that for redress of all grievances, and for the amending, strengthening and preserving of the laws, Parliament ought to be held frequently.

Which purpose of government can be traced to these statements?

• A. Ensure domestic tranquility

• B. Establish justice

• C. Promote the general welfare

• D. Provide for the common defense

What do a republic and a direct democracy have in common?

• A. a single leader

• B. a small group of leaders

• C. rule by a single political party

• D. rule by the people

Executive Elected by the legislature

Legislature Elected by the people

Which title completes the table?

• A. Confederal Government

• B. Federal Government

• C. Parliamentary Government

• D. Unitary Government

Which future First Amendment right was demonstrated by the colonist’s opposition to the Stamp Act?

• A. Right to bear arms

• B. Right to petition

• C. Right to trial by jury

• D. Right to vote

A government based on representative democracy is called a republic.

What type of government is evident in the scenario below?

John and Jill are casting their vote for the city council candidate who supports a decrease in property taxes. This is enabled by which of the following form of government?

• A. absolute monarchy

• B. a direct democracy

• C. a republic

• D. oligarchy

Baron de Montesquieu’s ideas about government are reflected in which document?

• A. Magna Carta

• B. Mayflower Compact

• C. Common Sense

• D. U.S. Constitution

The excerpt below is from the Mayflower Compact.

We... do by these presents, solemnly and mutually in the Presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid; And by Virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the General good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience...

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• A. create a government for the colony

• B. establish freedom of religion in the new colony

• C. establish the House of Burgesses

• D. promise loyalty to the king of England

9. The purpose of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, Common Sense, was to?

• A. make colonists understand Parliament’s reason for taxation

• B. make colonists understand why they should separate from England

• C. make Parliament to sympathize with the colonists

• D. make Parliament and colonists agree not to fight

Which of the following form of government was in place after the adoption of the U.S. Constitution?

• A. Confederal

• B. Federal

• C. Parliamentary

• D. Unitary