U.S. Government Unit 2 Test

U.S. Government Unit 2 Test

12th Grade

33 Qs

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U.S. Government Unit 2 Test

U.S. Government Unit 2 Test

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Social Studies

12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which document first established the principle that the king was not above the law?

Declaration of Independence

Magna Carta

English Bill of Rights

Petition of Right

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The English Petition of Right (1628) limited the power of the monarch by prohibiting:

Standing armies in peacetime without Parliament’s approval

Colonization without consent of the governed

Freedom of religion in England

Voting rights for women

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The English Bill of Rights influenced the U.S. Constitution by:

Establishing judicial review

Guaranteeing the right to bear arms and trial by jury

Outlawing slavery

Creating separation of powers

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which philosopher argued that people are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to maintain order?

Hobbes

Locke

Montesquieu

Rousseau

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

John Locke’s idea of natural rights included:

Life, liberty, and property

Speech, press, and petition

Arms, assembly, and trial by jury

Taxation, property, and voting

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Montesquieu’s most important contribution to U.S. government was:

The concept of social contract

The theory of separation of powers

The guarantee of natural rights

The belief in absolute monarchy

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was a violation of the “rights of Englishmen” that angered colonists?

Taxation without representation

Free press

Trial by jury

Separation of powers

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