US Foundations.1

A written legal agreement was signed in 1215 by King John. This agreement limited the English monarch’s power, effectively ending the absolute monarchy and offering protections to the people.

• Magna Carta

• Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights

A constitutional document in England was signed in 1628 by King Charles I. This document laid out specific protections against the state.

• Magna Carta

• Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights

An act was signed in 1689 by King William III and Queen Mary II, which outlined specific constitutional and civil rights, and gave the parliament power over the monarchy. What is the name of this act?

• Magna Carta

• Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights

An agreement by which people give up freedoms to a leader who can ensure protection of their rights

• Social Contract

• Natural Laws

• Checks and Balances

Unchanging moral principles and rights, such as Locke’s “life, liberty, and property” are known as?

• Social Contract

• Natural Laws

• Checks and Balances

A system of government that separates power and creates “checks” in the system to ensure that one branch of government does not gain too much power.

• Social Contract

• Natural Laws

• Checks and Balances

A formal document was written by the passengers of the Mayflower upon landing in North America. This document outlined the governing system of the Plymouth colony.

• Mayflower Compact

• "Common Sense"

• Virginia Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of Independence

A pamphlet was published by Thomas Paine in 1775 or 1776 that advocated for the independence of the American colonists from Great Britain.

• Mayflower Compact

• "Common Sense"

• Virginia Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of Independence

A document was drafted in 1776 by George Mason, declaring the inherent rights of man. This became the basis for the Declaration of Independence.

• Mayflower Compact

• "Common Sense"

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

Document written in 1776 by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the American colonists' intention to break away from British rule.

• Mayflower Compact

• "Common Sense"

• Virginia Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of Independence