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Am. Gov. Unit 1, Quiz 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Early English Document that lessened the power of the king by giving Parliament more power/authority.

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Petition of Right

c)

English Bill of Rights

2.

Which Early English Document included both limited government and rule of law?

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

The English Bill of Rights

c)

Petition of Right

3.

Which Early English Document gave citizens more freedoms or liberties?

a)

Petition of Right

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Magna Carta

4.

What was the impact of the Early English Documents?

a)

Their authors received the highly esteemed Nobel Peace Price

b)

Their key ideas influenced the creation of our's and other nation's Constitutions.

c)

They were not influential to any future democracies.

5.

Which philosopher's key ideas include the concept of 'natural rights'?

a)

Rousseau

b)

Hobbes

c)

Locke

6.

Which political philosopher introduced the concept of a Three Branch System with Checks and Balances?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Locke

c)

Rousseau

7.

Which political philosopher believed people are incapable of self-rule because of their selfishness?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Locke

c)

Rousseau

d)

Hobbes

8.

Which political philosopher gets the most credit for their interpretation of The Social Contract Theory?

a)

Hobbes

b)

Locke

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Rousseau

9.

What kind of document is The Declaration of Independence?

a)

Expository

b)

Narrative

c)

Descriptive

d)

Persuasive

10.

How did Thomas Jefferson adapt the natural rights theory in The Declaration of Independence?

a)

Life, Liberty, Property

b)

Freedoms and Equal Rights

c)

Civil Rights

d)

Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness