Historical Documents Part 1

When was the Magna Cagna written?

• 1365

• 1215

• 1469

• 1154

What is one right listed in the Magna Carta?

• A speedy trial

• Freedom of the press

• Voting

• Protesting

"No one, including kings, is above the law" is an example of what fundamental political principle?

• Consent of the governed

• Rule of law

• Democracy

• Limited government

Here is a passage from the Magna Carta:

"No freeman can be imprisoned, have land seized, be outlawed or banished except by the lawful judgment of his peers..."

This is an example of what?

• Freedom of speech

• Unlawful searches

• Trial by jury

• Pursuit of happiness

When was the Charters of the Virginia Company of London first written?

• 1607

• 1673

• 1699

• 1777

According to the Charters of the Virginia Company of London, the rights of the Colonists and Englishmen were:

• The same

• Greater than

• Non-existent

• Not mentioned

The Charters primarily centered around which fundamental political principle?

• Consent of the governed

• Rule of law

• Limited government

• Representative government

What did the Charters of the Virginia Company of London mainly do?

• Gave money to the King

• Built ships for the New World

• Established Virginia's first government

• Declared independence from Great Britain

Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Mason

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

The Virginia Declaration of Rights would be a model for what other important document?

• The Bill of Rights

• The 13th Amendment

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Emancipation Proclamation