What is the Magna Carta?
Foundations of American Government

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Tamara Kaiwa
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A document that limited the power of the king and established rights for the nobility
A contract between the king and the nobility that guaranteed trial by jury
A document that declared the independence of the United States from Great Britain
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating for American independence
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
To establish self-government and create rules for the Pilgrims' new society
To declare the independence of the United States from Great Britain
To limit the power of the king and establish rights for the nobility
To advocate for American independence
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What principle did the Mayflower Compact establish?
Rule of law
Social contract
Trial by jury
Self-government
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What rights did the English Bill of Rights guarantee?
Consent of Parliament for taxes and laws, right to petition the king, trial by jury
No cruel and unusual punishment, right to bear arms, no standing armies
Consent of Parliament for taxes and laws, right to bear arms, trial by jury
No cruel and unusual punishment, right to petition the king, no standing armies
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main idea of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?
To limit the power of the king and establish rights for the nobility
To advocate for American independence
To establish self-government and create rules for the Pilgrims' new society
To declare the independence of the United States from Great Britain
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What impact did the Magna Carta have on the colonists' views of government?
It established the principle of self-government
It guaranteed trial by jury
It limited the power of the government
It advocated for American independence
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What principle did the English Bill of Rights establish?
Rule of law
Social contract
Trial by jury
Self-government
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