602 Government and Political Concepts Quiz

What is the idea that government must guarantee fair treatment to an accused person according to the law?

• Habeas Corpus

• Due Process of Law

• Social Contract

• Enlightenment

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is a law-making body called?

• Enlightenment

• Habeas Corpus

• Legislature

• Magna Carta

Who is known as the "father of liberalism"?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

What does the Enlightenment emphasize?

• The power of monarchs

• Reason and evidence to solve problems

• The importance of tradition

• The necessity of war

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is another name for the Magna Carta?

• The Great Charter

• The Social Contract

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Bill of Rights

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What did the Magna Carta list?

• Rights that no English monarch could take away

• The duties of citizens

• The structure of government

• The rights of the king

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What key idea did the Mayflower Compact express?

• Government by consent of the governed

• The divine right of kings

• The separation of powers

• The necessity of taxes

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is the main focus of the Due Process of Law?

• Ensuring fair treatment in legal proceedings

• Establishing a new government

• Creating laws

• Protecting monarchs

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What does the term "Legislature" refer to?

• A philosophical movement

• A law-making body

• A historical document

• A social agreement

Which philosopher is associated with the concept of natural rights?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Immanuel Kant