Unit 1: Influential Documents and Big Ideas of the Constitution

The Magna Carta introduced which two political concepts to England?

• Limited government and due process

• Due process and self-government

• Self-government and individual rights

• Limited government and self-government

"The Constitution and the laws of the United States... shall be the supreme law of the land." All government officials "shall be bound by an oath to support this constitution." Which of the concepts is represented in this quote from the Constitution?

• Due process

• Limited governemnt

• Rule of law

• Self-government

"We the people of the United States... do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America" is an example of which of the follow?

• Due process

• Individual rights

• Rule of law

• Self-government

A set of things that people believe they should be free to do without restrictions

• Rule of law

• Self-government

• Individual rights

• Due process

Which of the documents below gave the founding fathers the idea of self-government?

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Cato's Letters

Which of the following documents encouraged the Colonists to separate from England?

• Mayflower Compact

• Common Sense

• Cato's Letters

• English Bill of Rights

What rights did Cato's Letters advocate for?

• Right to bear arms

• Protest unjust taxes

• Freedom of speech and expression

• Quick and speedy trial

What year was the English Bill of Rights passed?

• 1215

• 1620

• 1689

• 1776

Checks and balances on the three branches of government is an example of which of the following?

• Due process

• Limited government

• Rule of law

• Individual rights

If a person must be seen before a jury in a court of law, they are guaranteed the right to an impartial jury. This rule is an example of which of the following?

• Rule of law

• Individual rights

• Limited government

• Due process