Democracy in America: Chapter 2, Part 2

From which social class did the majority of emigrants to America come?

• Upper class

• Middle class

• Lower class

• Nobility

What does the text suggest about the external forms of political liberty?

• They were unique to the South

• They existed in all colonies

• They were abolished

• They were only theoretical.

In what year was a charter granted by Charles I to the emigrants forming the colony of Massachusetts?

• 1620

• 1628

• 1635

• 1640

What did the new settlers of New England exercise despite not denying the supremacy of the empire?

• Rights of sovereignty

• Military power

• Trade monopoly

• Religious freedom

What is the significance of the Code of 1650?

• It established a monarchy

• It vested power in free citizens

• It abolished taxes

• It created a new religion.

What was the age of the political laws mentioned in the passage?

• 100 years

• 200 years

• 300 years

• 400 years

What is the main theme discussed in the passage?

• The definition of liberty

• The role of authority

• The spirit of Religion and Liberty

• All of the above.

What does the passage suggest about religion and civil liberty?

• They are in conflict

• They support each other

• They are unrelated

• They are identical.

What does the passage imply about the old principles that governed the world?

• They are still relevant

• They have been replaced

• They are more important than ever

• They are unchangeable.

What does the text say about the role of the poor in American law-making?

• They have no role

• They make the law and reserve social advantages to themselves

• They are only enforcers of the law

• They are often excluded from the process.