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History of Government vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

people of royal blood or status.

a)

Royalty

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Natural rights

d)

Republic

2.

was an act signed into law in 1689 by William III and Mary II, who became co-rulers in England after the overthrow of King James II. The bill outlined specific constitutional and civil rights and ultimately gave Parliament power over the monarchy.

a)

Representative democracy

b)

The English Bill of Rights

c)

Rule of law

d)

Petition of Rights

3.

everyone had to follow the same laws

a)

Rule of law

b)

Petition of Rights

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

State of nature

4.

a set list of ideas that all humans share; they are the right to life, liberty, and property

a)

Royalty

b)

Natural rights

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Republic

5.

Republic

a)

a set list of ideas that all humans share; they are the right to life, liberty, and property

b)

people of royal blood or status.

c)

was a document that gave certain rights to the English people. King John of England agreed to it on June 15, 1215.

d)

a democracy where representatives are selected by the people to run the government for them.

6.

a rule by the people where all citizens are required to participate directly in the actions of the government

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

Sovereign

c)

Direct democracy

d)

Petition of Rights

7.

a ruler

a)

Nobility

b)

Direct democracy

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

Sovereign

8.

a system of government that gives the power to the people with elected representatives

a)

Representative democracy

b)

Natural rights

c)

Social Contract

d)

Mayflower Compact

9.

passed on 7 June 1628, is an English constitutional document setting out specific individual protections against the state, reportedly of equal value to Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights 1689

a)

The English Bill of Rights

b)

Rule of law

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

Petition of Rights

10.

agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Representative democracy

c)

Social Contract

d)

Natural rights

11.

Federalism

a)

a democracy where representatives are selected by the people to run the government for them

b)

a set list of ideas that all humans share; they are the right to life, liberty, and property

c)

a type of government where the power is divided and shared among the local and national governments

d)

was a document that gave certain rights to the English people. King John of England agreed to it on June 15, 1215.

12.

an agreement between the people and their government; both sides will give up something to make the government work

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Social Contract

d)

Representative democracy

13.

was a document that gave certain rights to the English people. King John of England agreed to it on June 15, 1215

a)

Natural rights

b)

Republic

c)

Royalty

d)

Magna Carta

14.

the elected representative element of the Virginia General Assembly, the legislative body of the Colony of Virginia established 1619

a)

State of nature

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

Sovereign

d)

Direct democracy

15.

Nobility

a)

the group of people belonging to the noble class in a country, especially those with a hereditary or honorary title.

b)

the elected representative element of the Virginia General Assembly, the legislative body of the Colony of Virginia established 1619

c)

a rule by the people where all citizens are required to participate directly in the actions of the government

d)

the natural state of man (human) kind

16.

State of nature

a)

everyone had to follow the same laws

b)

the natural state of man (human) kind

c)

the elected representative element of the Virginia General Assembly, the legislative body of the Colony of Virginia established 1619

d)

the group of people belonging to the noble class in a country, especially those with a hereditary or honorary title.