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This document introduced the ideas of limited government, due process of law, trial by jury, and the protection of private property and civil liberties. Established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute.

• English Bill of Rights
• Petition of Right
• Magna Carta

This document included citizens were given the right to petition the king without the fear of being punished. The document reinforced earlier rights approved in previous documents, such as the right to bear arms, no cruel and unusual punishment, and no excessive fines or bail. Finally, Parliament was given the right to free speech and debate.

• English Bill of Rights
• Petition of Right
• Magna Carta

In English history, the Magna Carta (1215) and the English Bill of Rights (1689) both gave more power to the people and reinforced the concept of

• universal suffrage.
• a limited monarchy.
• religious toleration.
• a laissez-faire economy.

The phrase in the Declaration of Independence stating "that governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" illustrates the principle of

• federalism
• judicial review.
• equality before the law.
• the Social Contract theory.

A federal government is one which

• grants broad legislative powers to a bicameral legislature.
• concentrates all power in the hands of the central government
• states ally together in order to form a political alliance to prevent the possible invasion from outside forces
• divides powers between the state and national government with the national government being supreme or sovereign.

One of the major philosophical principles in the Declaration of Independence was that of

• natural rights.
• freedom of speech.
• taking over Mexico in hopes of having more beach front property
• separation of powers.

The European Union is an economic and political partnership between 27 democratic European countries. Its aims are to encourage peace, prosperity and freedom for its 495 million citizens — in a fairer, safer world. - - - Based on this description, the European Union could be called

• an autocracy.
• a confederation.
• a federation.
• an oligarchy.

Which form of government would have the MOST amount of citizen participation?

• a democracy
• an oligarchy
• an autocracy
• a confederation

According to John Locke, if the government failed to protect natural rights, what did citizens have a right to do?

• To divide the government into three separate parts
• To elect new government leaders to rule the country
• To overthrow the government and establish a new one - just like the American colonists did in 1776
• To create a direct democracy and allow individuals to govern

What was the purpose of the English Bill of Rights?

• To reinstate King James II
• To weaken the role of Parliament
• To establish the British cabinet system
• To limit the power of the British monarch