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SS.7.C.1.1 and 1.2 Summative

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Common Sense

2.

a government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Common Sense

3.

a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Common Sense

4.

an agreement between individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists; written by a group of English Puritans in Massachusetts in 1620

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Common Sense

5.

popular or representative system where the people create and run their own government

a)

limited government

b)

rights

c)

due process

d)

rule of law

e)

self-government

6.

All people must follow the laws, and the laws should be enforced fairly.

a)

limited government

b)

rights

c)

due process

d)

rule of law

e)

self-government

7.

A set of things that people believe they should be free to do without restrictions.

a)

limited government

b)

rights

c)

due process

d)

rule of law

e)

self-government

8.
Benchmark: SS.7.C.1.2 Complexity: DOK2
Thomas Paine mainly wrote Common Sense to
a)
Demand limited government
b)
Convince people to create self-government
c)
Illustrate the king’s oppression
d)
Expand the rights of the people
9.
Benchmark: SS.7.C.1.2 Complexity: DOK2
Which phrase completes the diagram?
a)
Separation of powers
b)
Individual rights
c)
Economic freedom
d)
Self-government
10.

What were John Locke's 3 natural rights?

a)

Life, Liberty, pursuit of happiness

b)

Live, Laugh, Love

c)

Life, Liberty, Property

d)

Life, Speech, Religion

11.

What role did the government have, according to John Locke?

a)

Protect the people's natural rights

b)

Take away people's natural rights

c)

Help determine the people's natural rights

12.

According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?

a)

Overthrow the government

b)

Petition the government for their rights

c)

Nothing, the people don't have rights

13.
What is an agreement between people and the government?
a)
Consent
b)
Natural Rights
c)
Social Contract
d)
Voting
14.
Social contract theory means that people agree to give up some of their rights for the government's protection.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the image?
a)
separation of powers
b)
checks and balances
c)
social contract
d)
natural law
16.

What is the purpose of having separation of powers in a government?

a)

to protect our natural rights

b)

so no one has all the power

c)

to confuse Civics students

d)

to have more governments

17.

What exactly did Thomas Paine's Common Sense do?

a)

made the king obey the law

b)

created a new government

c)

pushed the colonists to separate from Britain

d)

create a separation of powers

18.
In a state of nature, everyone is...
a)
unprotected from harm
b)
protected from harm
c)
following all the rules
d)
looking to the government for help
19.

How did the Magna Carta, Common Sense, and the English Bill of Rights help to change colonists beliefs?

a)

made them believe that self gov.= independence

b)

made them believe that self gov.= supporting Britain

c)

made them believe that self gov.= limited monarchy

d)

made them believe that self gov.= rule of law

20.

What are a few of the documents that influenced the Founding fathers?

a)

Magna Carta, Common Sense, Constitution

b)

Magna Carta, Preamble, English Bill of RIghts

c)

Magna Carta, Common Sense, English Bill of Rights

d)

Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Emancipation Proclamation