SS.7.C.1.3: Influence of Historic Documents Test Item Bank

What document is considered the foundational document for democracy?

• Common Sense

• The Magna Carta

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Mayflower Compact

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What key principle did the Magna Carta introduce?

• The promotion of divine right of kings.
• The rule of law and limitation government

• The establishment of a national bank.
• Absolute monarchy and unchecked power.

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The Magna Carta primarily protected the rights of which group?

• Commoners and peasants
• Clergy and religious leaders
• Barons and nobility
• Merchants and traders

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What concept from the Magna Carta is similar to the American right to a fair trial?

• Freedom of speech
• Protection against self-incrimination
• Due process and trial by jury

• Right to bear arms

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What did the Magna Carta limit?

• The power of the church

• Government power

• The rights of the citizens

• The size of the army

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What did the English Bill of Rights prohibit?

• Freedom of speech

• Excessive fines and bail

• The right to vote

• The right to privacy

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What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• To declare independence from Britain

• To protest against unfair laws

• To establish a new monarchy

• To agree to live under a civil body politic

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What did Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" advocate for?

• Advocacy for French intervention
• Continuation of British colonial rule
• Support for British monarchy
• American independence from Great Britain and the establishment of representative self-government

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What concept was introduced by the Magna Carta that significantly impacted the development of democracy?

• Introduction of universal suffrage
• Establishment of a hereditary monarchy
• Creation of a centralized government
• The concept of due process and limited government power

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Which document expanded upon the principles established in the Magna Carta and the Petition of Right?

• English Bill of Rights
• Mayflower Compact
• Declaration of Independence
• Emancipation Proclamation

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