Foundations of American Republic

What were the natural rights John Locke believed that everyone was born with?

• Trial by jury and no cruel punishments

• Life, liberty, and property

• Freedom of speech and the press

• Freedom of worship and the right to petition

The Mayflower Compact was an early example of self-governance in the American colonies

• True

• False

Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• George Mason

• Benjamin Franklin

What group of thinkers came up with the idea of inalienable rights that influenced the founding fathers?

• Religious reformers

• Roman Legal Scholars

• Classical Greek philosophers

• Enlightenment thinkers

The Magna Carta created the idea of the Rule of Law, which means...

• There should be separation of powers

• No one is above the law

• The states and national government should be seperate

• The Slave trade should end

Federalism allows power between national and state governments to be placed together and allows the federal government to control

• True

• False

How many branches are there in the U.S government

• One

• Two

• Four

• Three

The Articles of confederation created a...

• Equal government

• weak central government

• there was no government

• a strong central government

What was the relationship between the Articles of Confederation and taxes?

• Congress had the right to tax citizens

• Congress had no right to tax citizens, which was a problem for the new country.

• Congress took 20% of all state taxes for the National Bank

• The Executive Branch had the sole power to tax citizens

How many votes did each state get with the Articles of Confederation?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four