WorksheetsCivics EOC Review Test
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 45mins
What was the impact of Baron Montesquieu’s writings on the Founding Fathers?
Representative Government
Separation of Powers
Social Contract
Trial by Jury
What was John Locke's influence on the Founding Fathers?
Trial by Jury
Separation of Powers
Monarchical Government
Government by Consent of the Governed
What was impact of John Locke’s views on natural law on the Founding Fathers?
It encouraged them to create a government based on a separation of powers.
It encouraged them to compromise with the British Parliament.
It encouraged them to preserve the system of trial by jury.
It encouraged them to challenge British laws.
The passage is from the Declaration of Independence (1776). Which earlier thinker influenced the reasoning of this passage?
John Locke
King George III
George Washington
Baron Montesquieu
How did John Locke's ideas influence the Founding Fathers?
They chose to remain loyal to the King of England.
They decided to rebel against the British government.
They decided to create a system of checks and balances.
They decided to separate the powers of government among three branches.
What impact did the writings of Baron Montesquieu have on the Founding Fathers of the American political system?
They kept a monarchical system of government.
They created a representative system of government.
They guaranteed each citizen the right to a trial by jury.
They separated the powers of government into three branches.
Which belief did the colonists hold based on rights granted by Magna Carta?
All human beings are entitled to certain natural rights.
The king only rules over his subjects by their consent.
New taxes cannot be imposed on subjects without their approval.
All criminals must be tried in England rather than in the colonies.
What impact did the Magna Carta of 1215 have on the colonists' views of government?
All human beings possess certain natural rights.
Natural law is based on the exercise of human reason.
New taxes should be approved by the people’s representatives.
The best governments separate their powers into three branches.
Which right was guaranteed to English subjects by the English Bill of Rights in 1689?
the right to bear arms
freedom of the press
the right to assemble
freedom of religion
