Origins of American Government Review

Which document was passed by Parliament in the Glorious Revolution?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Petition of Right

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The Magna Carta recognized the principle of limited government because it​

• gave the monarch absolute authority

• guaranteed the right to a fair and speedy trial.​

• restricted the power of the monarchy.​

• stated that everyone was equal under the law.​

One way that the English Bill of Rights expanded on the Magna Carta was by​

• establishing an independent judiciary.​

• re-establishing the supremacy of the monarchy.​

• stating that people had no right to a fair and speedy trial.​

• stating that the monarch must have Parliament’s consent to levy taxes.​

Which of John Locke’s beliefs had a major influence on the colonists?

• All people have certain “natural” or inalienable rights such as the right to liberty.

• Monarchs are appointed by God and should have supreme power.

• People need government to maintain order and prevent conflict.

• The powers of government must be separated.

The founders supported the concept of separation of powers as expressed​

• by Charles de Montesquieu.​

• by John Locke.​

• by Voltaire

• in the New Testament.​

By 1776, the colonial governments​

• accepted the king as head of the church.​

• primarily practiced direct democracy for all citizens.​

• were virtually identical to one another.

• had significant experience in representative government.​

For ideas on how to use the law to protect people’s natural rights to life, liberty, and property, the Framers looked to

• John Locke

• Charles de Montesquieu

• Magna Carta

• William Blackstone

Magna Carta was originally intended to protect the rights of which group?

• religious leaders

• king and queens

• common people

• nobles

Civic virtue is the idea that people should do which of the following?

• understand political ideas

• abide by the social contract

• participate in the political process

• place the common good over private interests

What two ideals of democracy did Alexis de Tocqueville think must be kept in balance in order to prevent democratic despotism?

• competition and free enterprise

• majority and minority rights

• liberty and equality

• self-government and self-reliance