USG CHAPTER 2§§1&2 & DOI Study Aide

USG CHAPTER 2§§1&2 & DOI Study Aide

12th Grade

36 Qs

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USG CHAPTER 2§§1&2 & DOI Study Aide

USG CHAPTER 2§§1&2 & DOI Study Aide

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The belief that governments should be subject to strict limits on the lawful use of power is called

Representative Government

Habeas Corpus

Limited Government

Republicanism

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This French philosopher argued in favor of the separation of powers among three branches of government

Baron Charles de Montesquieu

Thomas Paine

William Blackstone

Voltaire

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the English Bill of Rights?

It established the principle that monarchs were required to get the approval of Parliament before levying new taxes.

It guaranteed free speech to Parliament & protected all Englishmen from cruel & unusual punishment

It established the principle of Limited Government.

It became the basis for law in the colonies.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A Set of colonial laws agreed to by settlers of the Connecticut colony that put limits on the power of the government and gave all free men the right to choose judges.

Magna Carta

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Petition of Right

Mayflower Compact

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best defines “Republicanism,” which was popular with the Framers of the U.S. Constitution?

The idea that a government’s power should be separated between three branches - Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

The belief that every human has natural rights that the government should protect.

A broad set of political ideas about representative government that can be traced back to ancient Greece and Rome

The belief that governments should be subject to strict limits on the lawful use of power

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following documents established the principle that monarchs were required to get the approval of Parliament before levying new taxes?

English Bill of Rights

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Petition of Right

Mayflower Compact

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best defines the term “Representative Government?”

The idea that people should have a say, through representatives they choose, in their government

The belief that governments should be subject to strict limits on the lawful use of power

The belief that everyone, even government officials, must follow the law.

The idea that every human has natural rights that the government should protect.

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