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Testing Category 1: Origins and Purposes of Law and Government

Authored by Leonard Smith

Social Studies

7th Grade

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Testing Category 1: Origins and Purposes of Law and Government
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

constitution

social contract

Mayflower Compact

English Bill of Rights

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Locke

Montesquieu

Paine

Jefferson

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which phrase completes the diagram?

natural law

separation of powers

divine rights of kings

guarantee of certain individual rights

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the image?

separation of powers

checks and balances

social contract

natural law

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