WorksheetsPre Constitution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The idea that people are NOT subject to cruel and unusual punishment comes from the?
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Which document expanded the role of the Parliament, and limited the power of the king?
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
What is Sovereignty?
the ability to rule another country
the right to self rule
to be governed
What was the first legislature in America?
Mayflower Compact
Illinois Senate
The Virginia House of Burgesses
This document, signed in 1620, was the first of colonial self government.
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
This document, signed in 1215, was the first to establish limited government.
Petition of Rights
Magna Carta
Declaration of Independence
The idea that citizens are the source of government power is called.
Authority
leadership
consent of the governed
Who makes the economic decisions in a communist state?
the government
the people
business
An absolute monarch is also known as a...?
king
president
prime minister
The study of human efforts to satisfy seemingly unlimited wants through the use of limited resources is known as?
government
economics
mercantilism
Which of the following is not one of the three major economies?
barter economy
capitalism
socialism
Which of the following is true of capitalism?
the government should control the business
free enterprise and free choice
all people are greedy and must be controlled
What is the main goal of socialism?
all people freedom of choice
distribution of wealth and economic opportunity
stop people from having too much money
This is a type of government led by a small group of people?
oligarchy
anarchy
democracy
In this system of government, one leader has total authority?
autocracy
democracy
oligarchy
In this type of government, every citizen participates.
autocracy
oligarchy
direct democracy
John Locke said that all people have the right to...
Life, liberty, freedom
life, liberty and money
life, liberty and property
Who created the Social Contract theory?
Thomas Hobbes
William Shakespeare
Baron De Monstique
What is the overall message of this cartoon?
the colonies must join together of they will die
the colonies must separate themselves
there are snakes on plane!
According to the political cartoon, the snake symbolizes?
the colonies
Great Britain
an animal
