Foundational Documents Quiz

One of the overwhelming themes of King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" was

• support for oppressive laws and policies
• fight against racial injustice and importance of nonviolent protest
• advocacy for segregation and discrimination
• promotion of violence and chaos

King makes the argument that an unjust law

• is a law that is easy to enforce
• is a law that benefits the majority of the population
• is a law that is supported by the government
• should be disobeyed

Which of the following is most likely a quote from "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?

• Nonviolent, direct action seeks to create such a crisis ...that a community...is forced to confront the issue.

• Injustice everywhere is a threat to justice everywhere

• An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind
• The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing

Which of the following is most likely a quote from "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?

• Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

• Justice delayed is justice on time

• An eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth

• We must protest violently if necessary

Which of the following is the main idea of "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?

• The main idea is to promote division and conflict within society.
• Individuals have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws and take direct action against injustice.
• Direct action against injustice is never justified.
• Individuals should always obey unjust laws without question.

This document argues that people have the right to rebel against governments that no longer represent their interests (Social Contract Theory).

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• Letter from a Birmingham Jail

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed

• Constitution

• Federalist 51

• Declaration of Independence

• Federalist 10

The main idea of the Declaration of Independence is

• To promote British rule in the colonies
• To declare independence from British rule and outline reasons for the separation.
• To establish a monarchy in the colonies
• To declare war against France

What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• Strong centralized power
• Lack of centralized power, inability to enforce laws, no national currency, difficulty in amending the document, no executive branch
• Ease in enforcing laws
• Abundance of national currency

Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every Power, Jurisdiction and right, which is not by this confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled.

• The Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• Federalist 70

• Federalist 51