SS.7.CG.1.2 (Also Assesses 1.2 and 1.4)

How did these statements help to influence the US

Constitution?

• The US Constitution provides for a judicial branch

  and includes amendments that secure the rights of

  those accused of crimes.

• The US Constitution provides for a legislative

  branch and prohibits ex post facto laws and laws of

  attainder.

• The US Constitution includes an executive branch

  that has the power to dissolve the judiciary when its

  actions are unconstitutional.

• The US Constitution includes a Bill of Rights that

  outlines the power of judges and the rights of

  victims.

The Code of Hammurabi (1772 BC) includes laws

focusing on contracts (agreements). What type of U.S. law is based

on the Code of Hammurabi?

• civil

• criminal

• constitutional

• military

The image concerns government.

Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the

image?

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• social contract

• natural law

What do Thomas Hobbes, Jean Jacques Rousseau, and

John Locke have in common?

• They believed in limited monarchy as long as basic

  natural rights were protected.

• They believed in limited monarchy but would not

  have approved of England's policies in the colonies.

• They wrote about classical republicanism, which

  greatly influenced the Founding Fathers.

• They wrote about social contract theory, which

  greatly influenced the Founding Fathers.

Which of the following ideas in the Declaration of

Independence did John Locke inspire?

• right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• separation of powers

• freedom of speech

• right to a speedy trial and a jury of one's peers

What is the main reason the Founding Fathers adopted the

structure of government favored by Charles-Louis

Montesquieu?

• They wanted to prevent abuses of power.

• They wanted to create a powerful executive.

• They wanted to establish the rights of the people.

• They wanted to let the people govern themselves.