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Ch 1 - The Origins of American Government

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

SS.7.C.1.1

According to John Locke, which agreement did individuals enter into to form their own society?

a)

constitution

b)

social contract

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

English Bill of Rights

2.

SS.7.C.1.1

According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?

a)

trial by jury and no cruel punishments

b)

freedom of speech and of the press

c)

life, liberty and property

d)

freedom of worship and the right to petition

3.

SS.7.C.1.2

The statement above is from Magna Carta (1215).

Which right was guaranteed in this excerpt?

a)

trial by jury

b)

no taxation without representation

c)

freedom of the press

d)

freedom of religion

4.

SS.7.C.1.1

Which thinker introduced the idea of a separation of powers for effective government?

a)

John Locke

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Thomas Jefferson

5.

SS.7.C.1.1

How was Locke's social contract theory related to his belief in natural law?

a)

He argued subjects had the right to rebel against a ruler who acted against natural law.

b)

He argued that whatever the king did was good according to natural law.

c)

He argued that natural law required the colonists to be given their independence.

d)

He argued that God had especially chosen kings to rule over their subjects as part of nature.

6.

SS.7.C.1.2

Which describes an impact of Magna Carta on the American colonists in the 1770s

a)

They believed they could not be taxed without their consent.

b)

They believed they could not be governed by a far-away island.

c)

They thought they had the right to overthrow a king who did not protect their rights.

d)

They favored a separation of the powers of government into different branches.

7.

SS.7.C.1.1

What most attracted the Founding Fathers to Montesquieu's explanation of the separation of powers?

a)

Their separation could help prevent the central government from becoming tyrannical and oppressive.

b)

Their separation could protect the rights of the nobility from the actions of the king.

c)

Their separation could preserve the privileges of the monarch and nobles from popular attack.

d)

Their separation raised judicial power to a level of equality with

legislative and executive power.

8.

SS.7.C.1.2

Which right was established by Magna Carta in 1215?

a)

the right to vote in elections

b)

the right to choose the monarch

c)

the right to freedom of speech

d)

the right to a trial by jury

9.

SS.7.C.1.2

Which document confirmed the rights of English subjects after the overthrow of James Il in the Glorious Revolution?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws

10.

SS.7.C.1.1 & 1.2

Which of the following were most similar?

a)

the Mayflower Compact and John Locke's social contract theory

b)

the English Bill of Rights and Thomas Paine's Common Sense

c)

Magna Carta and Montesquieu's separation of powers

d)

the Mayflower Compact and Montesquieu's separation of powers

11.

SS.7.C.1.2

The diagram above indicates that the colonists based some of their political views on historic documents.

Which phrase completes the diagram?

a)

Natural law

b)

Separation of powers

c)

Divine Right of Kings

d)

Guarantee of certain individual rights

12.

SS.7.C.1.2

The statements above are from the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights.

Which statement guarantees a right first granted by Magna Carta?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

SS.7.C.1.2

The statements above are from three of the first amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Which earlier document contained similar rights?

a)

Magna Carta (1215)

b)

The Mayflower Compact (1620)

c)

The English Bill of Rights (1689)

d)

Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws (1784)

14.

SS.7.C.1.1

Which statement describes the influence of natural-law beliefs on Enlightenment thinkers?

a)

They argued it was natural for subjects to obey established governments.

b)

They questioned any practices that seemed to go against reason and natural law.

c)

They believed that royal power was natural because it was based on divine right.

d)

They claimed church teachings should not be challenged since they rested on natural law.