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CHAPTER 4 SECTION 2

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ENGLISH writer and philosopher, John Locke progressed the idea of _____ which must be protected by governments.

a)

natural blonds

b)

natural brunettes

c)

natural lefts

d)

natural rights

2.
A single ruler with UNLIMITED powers and divine rights to rule is called  a
a)
Monarch Butterfly
b)
Monarch
c)
Monarch Caterpillar
d)
loser
3.
People under monarchs were not citizens but________, and had to answer to the government.
a)
losers
b)
angry
c)
slaves
d)
subjects
4.
This document granted rights to NOBLES only and caused King John to give up some authority.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution of the United States
c)
Magna Carta
d)
English Bill of Rights
5.
King William and Queen Mary ceded most of the monarchs authority when Parliament signed this document into law.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution of the United States of America
c)
Magna Carta
d)
English Bill of Rights
6.
Selecting individuals to make laws for you is this form of government, passed on by the Romans.
a)
tyrannical
b)
legislature
c)
representative
d)
democracy
7.
All citizens making laws and decisions as a group is a government passed on by the Greeks called _____________________
a)
representative democracy
b)
direct democracy
c)
tyranny
d)
representative monarchy
8.

FRENCH philosopher, Montesquieu urged the separation of powers into

a)

limbs

b)

branches

c)

arms

d)

eyeballs

9.
Under the idea of separation of powers, this branch would MAKE THE LAWS.....
a)
executive
b)
judicial
c)
tree
d)
legislative
10.
Under the idea of separation of powers, this branch would ENFORCE THE LAWS....
a)
executive
b)
judicial
c)
tree
d)
legislative
11.
Under the idea of separation of powers, this branch would INTERPRET THE LAWS....
a)
executive
b)
judicial
c)
tree
d)
legislative
12.
Who were the two philosophers/thinkers from Europe that influenced a change in government?
a)
Monkey See and Deadbolt
b)
Lock and Chain
c)
Locke and Monte Python
d)
Montesquieu and Locke
13.

Which person contributed the Penn for the naming of Pennsylvania?

a)

Young William Penn

b)

Admiral Sean Penn

c)

King Charles II

d)

sylvania

14.

Which person contributed the sylvania to the name Pennsylvania?

a)

Young William Penn

b)

Admiral William Penn

c)

King Charles II

d)

sylvania

15.

The legislative branch, or law making branch made up of the people, in England is called

a)

Congress

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

representative democracy

d)

Parliament

16.

The idea that everyone must follow the law, even the leaders, is called

a)

"follow the lawbreaker"

b)

"laws are us"

c)

"rule of law"

d)

"lawyers laws"

17.

Abusing power and violating citizens rights is called?

a)

Transylvania

b)

tearanny

c)

Tyrannosaurus Rights

d)

tyranny