WorksheetsCivics Review Day 2--1.2, 1.3 and 1.4
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
SS.7.C.1.1 & 1.2
Which of the following were most similar?
the Mayflower Compact and John Locke's social contract theory
the English Bill of Rights and Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Magna Carta and Montesquieu's separation of powers
the Mayflower Compact and Montesquieu's separation of powers
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?
Natural law
Separation of powers
Divine Right of Kings
Guarantee of certain individual rights
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?
1
2
3
4
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?
Magna Carta (1215)
The Mayflower Compact (1620)
The English Bill of Rights (1689)
Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws (1784)
SS.7.C.1.3
Which timeline shows English policies towards the American colonists in correct chronological order?
Townshend Act - Quartering of troops - Stamp Act - Tea Act
Quartering of troops - Townshend Act - Intolerable Acts - Tea Act
Stamp Act - Quartering of troops - Tea Act - Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act - Townshend Act - Tea Act - Quartering of troops
SS.7.C.1.3
Use the diagram above to answer Questions 3 and 4.
What was the impact of the continued fighting between British troops and the Continental Army in Massachusetts and New York in 1775 and 1776?
Point 1
Point 2
Point 3
Point 4
SS.7.C.1.3
What was the impact of the passage of the Stamp Act by the British Parliament in 1765?
Point 1
Point 2
Point 3
Point 4
SS.7.C.1.4
Which colonial leader introduced the ideas of John Locke's "social contract" theory into the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Thomas Paine
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
SS.7.C.1.4
According to the Declaration of Independence, what was an "unalienable right" that all governments should protect?
the right to social equality
the right to personal liberty
the right to religious equality
the right to elect government officials
SS.7.C.1.4
The passage below comes from the Declaration of Independence (1776)
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies
without the Consent of our legislatures..."
Which section of the Declaration contained this passage?
its list of colonial grievances
its justification of the conduct of the colonists
its theory of government based on a social contract
its announcement of American independence from Britain
SS.7.C.1.4
The passage below comes from the Declaration of Independence.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
According to this passage, what is the principal role of government?
To promote greater social equality
To protect the natural rights of citizens
To glorify the ruler in the eyes of the Creator
To help individuals cooperate against the forces of nature
SS.7.C.1.4
The diagram above summarizes ideas from the Declaration of Independence.
Which statement completes the diagram?
Because governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, they are incapable of acting against the people.
Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to take peaceful measures to alter those policies.
Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government.
Because governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed, it is the obligation of the people to obey their government whatever it commands.
