Chapter 2 The Roots of US Democracy Test Review 2023

Which of the following was a key figure of the Enlightenment?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin

• John Locke

• John Adams

Life, Liberty, and Property are known as John Locke's:

• Natural Rights

• Social Contract

• Preamble

• Popular Sovereignty

Which of the following was the first self-government in the colonies?

• The Constitution

• The Continental Congress

• The Mayflower Compact

• Mini-Parliament

The Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, and the Mayflower Compact all contributed to the idea of:

• Individual Rights

• Creating a Continental Army

• Self-Government

• Tyranny

This said that kings were not excluded from laws.

• Jamestown

• The Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Olive Branch Petition

What marked the beginning of self-government in colonial America?

• The Mayflower Compact

• The House of Burgesses

• The Boston Tea Party

• The First Continental Congress

Who wrote Common Sense?

• Thomas Jefferson
• John Locke
• Thomas Paine
• Charles Thomson

The Declaration of Independence states that among our inalienable rights are “Life, Liberty, and ____.”

• independence from Tyranny
• the pursuit of Happiness
• freedom of Religion
• the search for Prosperity

What is the term for a detailed, written plan of government?

• constitution
• bicameral
• compact
• confederation

The ____ was the first constitution of the United States of America.

• Articles of Confederation
• United States Constitution
• Mayflower Compact
• Declaration of Independence