WorksheetsMagna Carta and EBR1689
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What year was the Magna Carta written?
1215
1689
1776
1945
Who signed the Magna Carta?
The Peasants
The Barons
The King
The Pope
In his book Leviathan, Hobbes wrote about the...
social contract
enlightenment
state of nature
natural rights
In his book Leviathan, Hobbes says we have to accept a...
individual rights
powerful king
limited government
The belief that Kings are crowned by GOD and you can't rebel against them, even if they are bad.
royal reason
tough luck syndrome
God's chosen
divine right
The left side represents...
state of nature
divine right... top down governance
representative government... bottom up governance
anarchy
The right side represents...
state of nature
divine right... top down governance
representative government... bottom up governance
anarchy
Magna Carta is Latin for...
Big Government
Big King
Excellent Document
Great Charter
What did Magna Carta do?
took land away from the king
took power away from the king
took land away from the barons
took power away from the barons
Magna Carta introduced the concept of...
State of Nature
DIVINE RIGHT of Kings
DUE PROCESS
LIMITED government
Why did the people of England hate King James II?
He was a Catholic tyrant
He gave them rights
He ran away
He was fair and just
To get rid of a bad king what did the English nobles do?
They protested
They poisoned the King
They invited William to invade
They stopped paying taxes
What did William of Orange do in 1688?
converted to Catholic
protest the evil king James
go on a picnic
invade England
What happened to William and Mary?
They died during the invasion
They became King and Queen
They were beheaded
They stayed in Netherlands
What did Parliament do at the Coronation of William and Mary?
Present a Bill of Rights
Present the Magna Carta
Read a poem
Dance a silly jig
What did the English Bill of Rights create?
Individual rights
New taxes
Started a war
Improved technology
The English Bill of Rights outlawed...
rebellion
cruel punishment
jury trials
taxes
BOTH the Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights promise...
cruel punishments
jury trials
higher taxes
rebellion
Why was William and Mary's invasion and ascension to the throne called "GLORIOUS REVOLUTION"?
God crowned the king
no one died
no more taxes
no more king
What right does the English Bill of Rights secure?
no new taxes
no rebellion
right to bear arms
divine right of kings
The English Bill of Rights will be copied into what American document?
US Constitution
UN Declaration
Magna Carta
rAnDoM
rAnDoM
rAnDoM
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flip flap flop
flip
flap
flop
In a representative government, what do the elected representatives DO?
hear court cases
make laws
collect taxes
execute criminals
What type of government do we have in the USA today?
representative democracy
divine right of kings
monarchy (king or queen)
state of nature
