"Other" Influences on US Democracy Quiz

Which document guaranteed a jury trial and predictable court proceedings for free men that broke the King's law?

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• Iroquois Confederacy

• The Albany Plan

Which influential political idea was NOT included in the Magna Carta?

• Limited government

• Rights guaranteed by a Constitution

• Separation of powers

• Judicial Review

The Magna Carta was written by English Barons who were upset with the corruption of which English King?

• King Richard III

• King Henry VII

• King John

• King Charles II

What was the first elected legislature in the British Colonies?

• House of Burgesses

• The Albany Plan

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Virginia Senate

Who could have been a representative in the House of Burgesses?

• Any Virginia resident

• Any man who owned property

• A white man who owned property

• Any royal nobleman

Which legislative institution served as a model for new English colonies and the future US government?

• The Mayflower Compact

• House of Burgesses

• Magna Carta

• The Albany Plan

Which document was never adopted by any government but did bring the American colonies together?

• The Magna Carta

• The Albany Plan

• The Mayflower Compact

• Iroquois Confederacy

What document did Benjamin Franklin write?

• The Magna Carta

• The House of Burgesses Constitution

• The Iroquois Confederacy Constitution

• The Albany Plan of Union

Which of the following was NOT a feature of the Albany Plan?

• Each colony's representation was based on their contribution to a common treasury

• A President General had the power to negotiate treaties, form new colonies, and command troops

• A Grand Council would be comprised of members selected by each colony

• Each colony was given the power to levy taxes for an American Navy

Which was a political and military alliance between 6 (5 at first) Native tribes?

• The Iroquois Confederacy

• The Magna Carta

• The House of Burgesses

• The Albany Plan