Exploring the English Tradition of Representative Government

What is the main idea behind the concept that 'nothing comes from nothing'?

• Everything has a preceding cause.

• Ideas are independent of history.

• Things can appear spontaneously.

• Physical objects can materialize out of thin air.

What was the Magna Carta?

• A treaty with France.

• A religious text.

• A document limiting the power of the monarch.

• A declaration of war.

Who was forced to sign the Magna Carta?

• King James II

• King Henry VIII

• King George III

• King John

What was a long-term result of the Magna Carta?

• The development of a belief in representative government.

• The establishment of a monarchy.

• The start of the Renaissance.

• The end of the Middle Ages.

What was the Glorious Revolution?

• A war with France.

• A religious reformation.

• A violent overthrow of the monarchy.

• A peaceful removal of King James II.

What did the English Bill of Rights establish?

• The monarch's absolute power.

• Parliament's supremacy over the monarch.

• The end of representative government.

• The start of the American Revolution.

What was the significance of the House of Burgesses?

• It was the first form of representative government in the American colonies.

• It was a military organization.

• It was a religious council.

• It was a trade union.

What did the Mayflower Compact establish?

• A religious doctrine.

• A military alliance.

• A trade agreement with Native Americans.

• A plan for self-governance by the Pilgrims.

When was the Mayflower Compact signed?

• 1688

• 1620

• 1619

• 1215

What did the Mayflower Compact and the House of Burgesses set the stage for?

• Representative democracy in the United States.

• The American Civil War.

• The French Revolution.

• The Industrial Revolution.