USG CHAPTER 2§§1&2 & DOI Study Aide

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Who was the English legal scholar whose book, Commentaries on the Laws of England, became the basis for law in the colonies?

• Charles de Montesquieu

• William Blackstone

• Voltaire

• Thomas Paine

Which of the following documents is significant to American government because it established the principle of Limited Government?

• Common Sense

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

Which of the following best describes the significance of the Mayflower Compact, signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims?

• 1. This colonial plan for self-rule was the first government document in the new American colonies

• 1. This compact established the idea that people should have a say, through representatives they choose, in their government

• 1. This 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.

• 1. This political pamphlet inspired widespread support for the colonies to declare their independence from Great Britain.