Unit 1 Topic 2 Quiz Study Guide

What right was most associated with the Magna Carta?

• Due Process

• Freedom of Speech

• Life, Liberty, Property

• Social Contract

What idea is most directly stated in the Declaration of Independence?

• Rule of Law

• Natural Rights

• Due Process

• Freedom of Speech

Which document limited the power of the English King by guaranteeing individual rights to all Englishmen?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

The first national government of the United States was known as the ________________________________ and was a very weak central government.

• Articles of Confederation
• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

The rebellion of farmers in Massachusetts over high taxes and land foreclosures was known as ______________________.

• Shays' Rebellion
• Boston Tea Party

• Whiskey Rebellion

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

What was the primary historical importance of Shays' Rebellion

• Shays' Rebellion weakened the United States and led foreign powers to declare war on the United States.

• Shays' Rebellion convinced many Americans that the national government was too strong.

• Shays' Rebellion showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation and led to the creation of the US Constitution.

• Shays' Rebellion led to an alliance between the French and the Native Americans in the west.

What are "unalienable rights" as listed in the Declaration of Independence?

• Rights that are God-given or nature-given and that everyone possesses

• Rights that the government gives, but can also take away

• Rights for some individuals, but not for all

• Rights that only exist in a state of nature

The idea that government gets its authority from the people is known as _____________________

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

The creation of three branches (executive, legislative, and judicial) is known as _____________________

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

The division of power between the national government and the state government is called ______________.

• federalism

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• popular sovereignty