Foundations of U.S. Government

Analyze the quote below. According to the quote, which Enlightment thinker supports this statement?

“When the legislature and the executive are united in the same person….there can be no liberty…”

• Thomas Paine

• Barron de Montesquieu

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• John Locke

Analyze the image. What system of government does it represent?

• Unitary

• Confederalism

• Federalism

• Democracy

What was the primary goal of the Enlightenment Thinkers ?

•  pursue strict obedience to religious scripture and in governmental affairs 

• not have government in full political control of the colonist

• adhere to traditional social customs and full control of the colonist.

• emphasize governmental structures based on strict religion and limited government.

The Mayflower compact established what form of government?

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

• Representative Democracy

• Democracy

What form of government is supported by the quote below?

“Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

                                                             —President Abraham Lincoln, 1863

• Republic

• Unitary

• Dictatorship

• Absolute Monarchy

According to the statement below, which constitutional guarantee is most related to the Magna Carta?

“No freeman shall be taken, or imprisoned, . . . or in any way harmed . . . save by the lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land. . . .

To none will we sell, to none deny or delay, right or justice.”

                                                                                             —Magna Carta, 1215

• Right to bear arms

• Right to vote

• Rights of the accused

• Right to representation

Read the statement below, which statement reflects the Enlightenment ideas of government as expressed by Montesquieu?

The statements below are from the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights.

 

1)          That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man hath a right to demand ... evidence in his favor, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury ...

2)          That the legislative, executive, and judiciary department shall be separate and distinct... 3)      That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained ...

4)      That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state ...

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• 2

• 3

• 4

What basic political principle did the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights establish?

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of Speech

• Government is limited

• All men have the right to life, liberty, and property

This founding father was greatly influenced by Locke and Paine when he wrote this famous document.

• George Washington and Common Sense

• Ben Franklin and Poor Richards Almanack

• Thomas Jefferson and Declaration of Independence

• Alexander Hamilton and Federalist paper 29

Which document first established self-government in the colonies?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact