Influences on American Government

Which of the following documents limited the power of the King of England?

• Leviathan

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• Magna Carta
• Mayflower Compact

Which of the following rights that Americans enjoy today was established in the Magna Carta?

• freedom of speech
• trial by jury
• freedom of religion
• freedom of the press

Which of the following provided the model for the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

• Mayflower Compact
• English Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

The first document in England to take power from the King and give it to a representative body.

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Code of Hammurabi

• The Social Contract

Which did Rome have that Greece did not?

• Small Territory

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Monarchy

Which did Rome and Greece have IN COMMON?

• Large Territory

• People elected other citizens to represent the in the government

• Small Territory

• Democracy

Which is something that both the U.S. Constitution and Magna Carta have in common?

• Guarantee freedom

• Guarantees limited government

• Creates Direct Democracy

• Guarantees absolute power to the government

A 'social contract' is an agreement between a government and its

• Leaders

• three branches of government

• citizens

• immigrant population

The Baron de Montesquieu developed this idea of government

• bicameral legislature

• three branches of government

• unicamiral legislature

• the invisible hand

The Writ of Habeas Corpus mean what?

• Must have evidence to prove guilt or be imprisoned

• Must have a trail by jury

• Must be put to automatic death without trial

• King could not longer by Judge in citizens trials