Influences on Government Test

The statement below is an excerpt from Magna Carta (1215).

Which right was guaranteed in this excerpt from Magna Carta?

• no taxation without representation

• freedom of the press

• freedom of religion

• trial by jury

In Common Sense, Thomas Paine wrote:

What conclusion did Paine draw from this observation?

• no taxation without representation

• Kings must be taught how to interact with their people.

• Representative self-government is better than rule by a king.

• Only a hereditary king has the impartiality needed to settle internal disputes.

What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• It limited the King's authority.

• It guaranteed the right to a trial by jury.

• It introduced colonial self-government.

• It established religious liberty as a protected right.

Which document confirmed the rights of English subjects after the overthrow of James II in the Glorious Revolution?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Montesquieu’s Spirit of the Laws

The diagram below indicates that the colonists based some of their political views on historic documents. Which phrase completes the diagram?

• Natural law

• Separation of powers

• Divine Right of Kings

• Guarantees of individual rights

The statements below are from the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights.

Which statement guarantees a right first granted by Magna Carta?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The statement below is from the Eighth Amendment: "[No] cruel and unusual punishments [shall be] inflicted". Which earlier document contained a similar right?

• Magna Carta (1215)

• The Mayflower Compact (1620)

• The English Bill of Rights (1689)

• Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws (1748)

Which source publicized the concept of "natural rights," later found in the Declaration of Independence?

• Magna Carta

• the English Bill of Rights

• the Mayflower Compact

• John Locke on the social contract

What was the document that the men signed aboard the ship in the New World which intended to be an agreement for a democratic set of laws?

• The Jamestown Compact
• The Mayflower Compact
• The Jamestown Agreement
• The Mayflower Agreement

According to Locke, what happens when a government fails to protect the natural rights of its citizens?

• Citizens must pay higher taxes

• Citizens have the right to rebel

• Citizens should wait for the next election

• Citizens lose their natural rights