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WorksheetsCOLONIAL INFLUENCES
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which is not an influence on the Founding Fathers when developing a government?
British traditions
Athenian/Greek
Roman
1st Amendment
Which would not be found on the colonial bookshelf of a colonial Founding Father?
War and Peace
Cato's Letters
Common Sense
Magna Carta
Which was not mentioned in the Magna Carta?
Laws and punishments to be fair and equal
rights for ALL Englishmen
Due process of the laws and fair trials
Property rights
The Mayflower Compact contained all of the following EXCEPT.......
agree to follow all laws
government will serve all people
offered protection for all
right to bear arms and free speech
This document, used as a guide by the Founding Fathers, gave us the idea for the first ten amendments to our Constitution.
Magna Carta
Cato's Letters
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Ben Franklin's newspaper was called the (a) ? CONVENTIONS PEOPLE!!!!
What is a pseudonym?
A disease of the Psyche
a fake name
a cell structure from science
a Phil Collins song
The authors of these newspaper editorials in
Britain argued against the king’s heavy-handed
rule. These editorials were called?
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Common Sense
Cato's Letters
The TWO names used for the English newspaper editorials aimed at attacking the kings tyrannical rule were _.
(a)
Where did the Founding Fathers meet to discuss the independence movement?
Runnymeade
Great Britain
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Philadelphia
This Big Idea, outlined in the unit Colonial Influences, says that people must follow the laws, and the laws should be enforced fairly.
Due Process
Self Government
Rule of Law
Limited Government
This Big Idea, outlined in the unit Colonial Influences, says that people can make decisions on how their government should work. .
Due Process
Self Government
Rule of Law
Limited Government
This BIG IDEA, outlined in the Colonial Influences unit, says that people have the right to fair and reasonable laws. Officials have to follow rules when enforcing laws and need to treat all people in the same way.
Due Process
Rule of Law
Self Government
Limited Government
This BIG IDEA, outlined in the Colonial Influences unit, says a government that has been limited in power by a constitution, or written agreement is called.
Rights
Rule of Law
Limited Government
Self Government
A SET of things that people believe they should be free to do without restrictions.
Rights
Rule of Law
Limited Government
Self Government
All of the following are big ideas of the Magna Carta except?
Rights
Rule of Law
Due Process
Self Government
The Mayflower Compact was an agreement among the members of what religious group?
Puritan
Anglican
Pilgrim
Quaker
All of the following were BIG IDEAS of the English Bill of Rights EXCEPT.
Limited Government
Rights
Due Process
Self Government
The most important BIG IDEA from Cato's Letters was which of the following?
Limited Government
Rights
Self Government
Limited Government
The first ten amendments in the Bill of Rights guarantee certain rights and freedoms that include:
•Freedom of speech, the press, and religion
•Right to petition the government and to bear arms
•Prohibition of excessive bail or fines, or cruel and unusual punishments for crimes. Which BIG IDEA fits this description?
Due Process
Rights
Rule of Law
Self– Government
The U.S. Constitution created three branches of government. Each branch is given the power to check, or limit the power of the other two. This system of checks and balances keeps any one branch from getting too powerful which is an example of..........
Self– Government
Due Process
Limited Government
Rule of Law
The U.S. Constitution, 5th Amendment states, "No person shall...be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”
This is an example of which BIG IDEA?
Self-Government
Due Process
Limited Government
Rule of Law
