Important Docs

What did the Magna Carta do?

• Gave more power to the King
• Limited the power of the King
• Got rid of the Feudal System in England

The diagram below shows that the colonists formed some of their political views from some historical documents.

Which phrase completes the diagram?

• Self-Government

• Individual Liberties

• Popular Sovereignty

The English Bill of Rights contained the ideas of consent of the governed and individual rights. Consent of the governed means ______

• the people have no legal rights

• the king is in charge of everything

• the people agree to and are part of their government

Ideas from the English Bill of Rights were included in the American Declaration of Independence

• True

• False

The Magna Carta included the idea of habeas corpus. This means the government must provide ________

• the steps for becoming a citizen

• a reason for not following the Constitution

• a reason for holding someone in jail

The Magna Carta influenced US government because it created

• monarchy

• limited government

• dictatorship

Which one established self-government in the American colonies?

• English Bill of Rights

• Social Contract

• Mayflower Compact

Established rights such as free speech, due process, and the right to a jury trial.

• English Bill of Rights
• Social Contract
• Representation

Representation means

• doing what a king tells you to do

• having a say in your government

• not being allowed to vote

The Magna Carta influenced our nation's

• Homes

• Voting

• Declaration of Independence