12th grade Government - S1 Final Review

12th grade Government - S1 Final Review

12th Grade

37 Qs

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12th grade Government - S1 Final Review

12th grade Government - S1 Final Review

Assessment

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History

12th Grade

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Created by

Stephanie Jiron

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37 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to John Locke, which agreement did individuals enter into when forming their own society?

Constitution

Social contract

Mayflower Compact

English Bill of Rights

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?

Freedom of worship and the right to petition

Trial by jury and no cruel punishments

Freedom of speech and of the press

Life, liberty, and property

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The statement below is an excerpt from Magna Carta (1215). No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or disseised or outlawed or exiled or any way destroyed...except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land. Which right was guaranteed in this excerpt from Magna Carta?

Freedom of the press

Freedom of religion

Trial by jury

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which example illustrates Montesquieu’s idea of the separation of powers?

Citizens of the United States choose many of their public officials in elections

The state government of Florida has a governor, state legislature and state court system

Individual rights to life, liberty and property are guaranteed by natural law

People have the right to overthrow an unjust government

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How was Locke’s social contract theory related to his belief in natural law (NL)?

He argued subjects had the right to rebel against a ruler who was against NL

He argued that whatever the king did was good according to NL

He argued that NL required the colonists to be given their independence

He argued that God had especially chosen kings to rule over their subjects as part of NL

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which describes an impact of Magna Carta on the American colonists in the 1770’s?

They believed they could not be taxed without their consent

They believed they could not be governed by a far-away island

They thought they had the right to overthrow a king who did not protect their rights

They favored a separation of the powers of government into different branches

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What most attracted the Founding Fathers to Montesquieu’s idea of the separation of powers?

It could prevent the central government from becoming tyrannical and oppressive

It could protect the rights of the nobility from the actions of the king

It could preserve the privileges of the monarch and nobles from popular attack

It could raise juidicial power to a level of equality with legislative and executive power

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