Unit 4: Forming a Government Vocabulary Quiz

What was the purpose of the Second Continental Congress?

• To draft the U.S. Constitution

• To establish the Bill of Rights

• To unite the colonies in support of the American Revolutionary War

• To write the Magna Carta

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

What is the main idea of the Magna Carta?

• To outline the individual rights and freedoms of the people

• To establish a federal system

• To limit the powers of the king and his government

• To declare independence from Britain

What is a republic?

• A government where the church has the ultimate authority

• A government where a king rules

• A government where people elect representatives to rule for them

• A government where the military is in control

What is the purpose of checks and balances?

• To create a single powerful leader

• To ensure the military has control over the government

• To divide powers between the federal and state governments

• To allow each branch of government to control the actions of another branch