Testing Category 1: Origins and Purposes of Law and Government

According to John Locke, which agreement did individuals enter into to form their own society?

• constitution

• social contract

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

Which right was guaranteed in the excerpt below from the Magna Carta?

• trial by jury

• no taxation without representation

• freedom of the press

• freedom of religion

According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural laws?

• trial by jury and no cruel punishments

• freedom of speech and of the press

• life, liberty, and property

• freedom to worship and right to petition

Which thinker introduced the idea of separation of powers for an effective government?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Paine

• Jefferson

Which phrase completes the diagram?

• natural law

• separation of powers

• divine rights of kings

• guarantee of certain individual rights

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

• Believed they could not be taxed without their consent

• Believed they could not be governed by a faraway island

• Had the right to overthrow a king who doesn't protect rights of the people

• Favor separation of powers of the government into 3 different branches

Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the image?

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• social contract

• natural law

Which document contains this passage?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• English Bill of Rights

• U.S. Constitution

Which colonial leader introduced the ideas of John Locke's social contract into the Declaration of Independence?

• John Hancock

• Thomas Paine

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

Which work publicized the concept of "natural rights," later found in the Declaration of Independence?

• Magna Carta

• The English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• John Locke's Two Treatises of Government