Influences on Colonists

Before the Revolutionary War, American colonists were used to ideas and traditions from which country?

• France

• Spain

• Britain

• Germany

According to the colonists’ intellectual tradition, what does the rule of law mean?

• Only the king follows the law

• The laws apply to all citizens

• Only Parliament makes laws

• Laws are optional

Which of the following is NOT listed as a basic right in the colonists’ intellectual tradition?

• Life

• Liberty

• Property

• Wealth

Fill in the blank: Basic rights protected all ______.

A representative government is considered 'responsive to their needs' when it:

• Listens to and acts on the concerns of the people it represents.

• Ignores the opinions of its citizens.

• Only follows the interests of government officials.

• Makes decisions without public input.

True or False: The Magna Carta allowed the king to rule as an absolute monarch.

• True

• False

What did the Magna Carta establish for the king?

• Unlimited power

• Rule of law

• Divine right

• New taxes

The Magna Carta promised due process, meaning justice would be the same for _____?

The knowledge of Magna Carta would have affected American colonists’ views on government by making them believe that:

• government power should be limited by laws

• the king should have absolute power

• colonists should not have any rights

• taxes should never be collected

Passed by Parliament in 1689, the Bill of Rights further limited a king’s power. According to the English Bill of Rights, kings could not tax without ________.