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WorksheetsRise of Limited Government
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
A document that outlines the powers of the government is called the __________.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Constitution
d)
Bill of Rights
2.
In 1215 King John I signed the Magna Carta. What is the significance of this document?
a)
Gave King John power to rule absolutely
b)
Let King John raise taxes without permission of Parliament
c)
Limited King John's power and insured rights of people
d)
Allowed King John to declare war on France
3.
" I wanted to rule the world, and in order to do this I needed to have all the power to do as I saw fit. I wanted to rule the world-who wouldn't have in my place"
a)
Limited Government
b)
Unlimited Government
4.
A constitution states that a government will be responsible for the education of its citizens, and that it will protect the property of its citizens. In return, the people are expected to abide by the laws of the constitution and serve in the military. What is this an example of
a)
Unlimited Government
b)
Social Contract
c)
The State of Nature
d)
Limited Government
5.
" When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people there is liberty"
a)
Limited Government
b)
Unlimited Government
6.
"It is legal because I wish it"
a)
Unlimited Govenrment
b)
Limited Government
7.
What was the name of the intellectual movement that was responsible for challenging unlimited governments and caused people to question the authority of the church?
a)
The Great Illumination
b)
The Renaissance
c)
The Great Awakening
d)
The Enlightenment
8.
"Let me be a free man-free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to think and act for myself- and I will obey every law and submit to every penalty"
a)
Limited Government
b)
Unlimited Government
9.
Europeans based their power on the idea that their authority came from God. What is this idea called?
a)
Heavenly Reign
b)
Divine Right
c)
Supreme Will
d)
Absolute Monarchy
10.
"Is it better to be loved than feared or feared than loved? A prince should perhaps wish to be both, but since that is hard to accomplish, it is safer to be feared than loved"
a)
Limited Government
b)
Unlimited Government
11.
According to John Locke, where does a government’s authority come from?
a)
King
b)
God
c)
People
d)
Military
12.
The Scientific Revolution brought about many challenges to the Catholic Church. What problems did this cause for absolute leaders?
a)
The Scientific Revolution increased the authority of the Church.
b)
Absolute leaders had to share some of their power with the Church.
c)
The Scientific Revolution caused divine right to be question.
d)
The Scientific Revolution actually increased absolute leader’s powers.
13.
According to John Locke, what was the purpose of government?
a)
To protect the “general will” of society.
b)
To protect citizen’s natural rights.
c)
To protect the rule of the leader.
d)
To punish lawbreakers for their crimes.
14.
The idea that states the Sun is the center of the universe.
a)
Heliocentric Universe
b)
Geocentric Universe
15.
This refers to what the majority of people want, according to Rousseau.
a)
Natural Rights
b)
Social Contract
c)
Scientific Method
d)
General Will
16.
This person controlled Parliament during the English Civil war and took the title “Lord Protector”
a)
Charles I
b)
Charles II
c)
Oliver Cromwell
d)
James I
17.
This French thinker believed government power should be divided among 3 branches.
a)
Voltaire
b)
Galileo
c)
Locke
d)
Montesquieu
18.
This Polish mathematician believed that the Earth revolved around the sun, but he kept his idea secret.
a)
Copernicus
b)
Newtwon
c)
Galileo
d)
Ptolemy
19.
A systematic way of using reason to find truth.
a)
Social Contract
b)
Scientific Method
c)
Divine Right
d)
Enlightenment
20.
Which of the following would occur under a limited form of government?
a)
The citizens vote to choose their leaders.
b)
The laws of the land are enforced by the army.
c)
The law making assembly is prevented from meeting by the king.
d)
Taxes are raised without consulting the people’s representatives.
21.
This English scientist discovered the laws of motion, gravity, and the color spectrum.
a)
Galileo
b)
Newton
c)
Bacon
d)
Locke
22.
This ancient Egyptian astronomer taught that the Sun and all of the planets revolved around the Earth.
a)
Galileo
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Newton
d)
Copernicus
23.
This Italian scientist improved the telescope, proved the Earth revolved around the Sun, and spent his last 10 years of life under house arrest.
a)
Voltaire
b)
Copernicus
c)
Newton
d)
Galileo
24.
This king believed in Divine right and brought unlimited government back to England after 400 years of limited rule.
a)
James I
b)
William and Mary
c)
Charles I
d)
Oliver Cromwell
25.
This unlimited king lost the English Civil war, and then he lost his head.
a)
Oliver Cromwell
b)
James I
c)
Charles I
d)
Charles II
26.
These rulers took over during the Glorious Revolution, ending unlimited rule in England.
a)
William and Mary
b)
James I
c)
Charles I
d)
Oliver Cromwell
27.
This French Philosophe believed everyone should have freedom of speech and religion.
a)
Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
28.
An intellectual movement where reason and logic replaced faith.
a)
Constitution
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Divine Right
29.
The idea that states the Earth is the center of the universe
a)
Geocentric Universe
b)
Heliocentric Universe
30.
An agreement between citizens and their government
a)
Social Contract
b)
Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Law
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