EOC Review Quiz (Category 1) 22/23

Which enlightenment thinker is responsible for the idea of the social contract?

• Baron Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Thomas Jefferson

In which document can you find John Locke's idea of Natural Rights written as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?

• The US Constitution

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Federalist Papers

Which statement from the Declaration of Independence best describes what the writers viewed as the role of government?

• “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

• “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

• “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it.”

• “They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Which statement below describes the purpose of the Magna Carta?

• To limit the power of the King

• To limit the power of the King and expand the rights of the people

• To convince the colonists to become independent

• To create a new government

Which statement below describes the purpose of the English Bill of Rights?

• To limit the power of the King

• To limit the power of the King and expand the rights of the people

• To convince the colonists to become independent

• To create a new government

Which statement below describes the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• To limit the power of the King

• To limit the power of the King and expand the rights of the people

• To convince the colonists to become independent

• To create a new government

Which of the following events that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence are listed as specific grievances in the DOI?

• The Quartering Act

• The Stamp Act Tax

• The Boston Tea Party

• The IA Justice Act (Jury Removal)

What is the event in the image a response to?

• Increased control by the British

• Government enforcement of quartering soliders

• Taxes on goods

• Abolition of Juries

In which document would you find a list of colonial grievances?

• The US Constitution

• Common Sense

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Mayflower Compact

What do the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution have in common?

• They both begin with "We the People"

• They both are a conclusion.

• They both establish the 3 branches of government.

• They are both an introduction.