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WorksheetsUnit 2 - People and Documents
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins
What is a social contract?
an agreement among the members of a society
book written by Montesquieu
Taylor Swift's next album title
test given to citizens every two years
According to Montesquieu, what was the best form of government?
where each powers (legislative, executive, and judicial) were separate and kept each other in check to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful
democracy
absolute monarchy
every man for himself
According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?
freedom of worship and the right to petition
trial by jury and no cruel punishments
freedom of speech and of the press
life, liberty and property
Separation of powers was the idea of which enlightenment thinker?
Montesquieu
John Locke
Isaac Newton
Thomas Paine
4. Separation of Powers protected US Government from abusing it's power by providing?
a. Checks & Balances
b. Natural Rights
c. Natural Law
d. The Social Contract
What did Common Sense convince the colonists to demand from the "Mother Country" (Britain)?
Money
Seperation
Love
Peace
What document did Common Sense inspire?
The Legend of the Navajo Indians and the Creation Myth
The Bible
Declaration of Independence
What type of people did Common Sense appeal to?
Rude people
Political people
Wealthy people
Common people
Common sense was a hit (popular) among the people. True or False.
True
False
News article, "Miami Ex-Officer Gets 2 Years' Prison for Gambling Bribes, " www.cbslocal.com, May 17, 2015
Based on the title of this article what can s
Leaders and government officials are held accountable to the law.
Leaders and government officials are not accountable to the law.
There is no transparency of institutions.
The laws are not legitimate.
After sentencing a thief to 5 years of hard labor for stealing potatoes at the market the judge finds the town mayor waiting his his office. The mayor had a problem at the market, too. He lost his temper with a vendor because of the vendor's high prices. The mayor broke things in the vendor's shop and broke the vendor's arm. Because of the mayor's position, the judge agrees to overlook the offense. Which rule of law principle is the judge mostly not adhering to?
legitimacy
checks and balances
equal application of the law
Structure of government that establishes three (3) branches of government each with their own powers.
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
Federalism
Republic
Which philosophers beliefs influenced the language in our Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Paine, John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu
John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, GeorgeWashington
Benjamin Franklin, John Locke, Paul Revere
What is the main concept of the Mayflower Compact?
Separation of Powers. Three branches of government reduce tyranny.
Checks and Balances. No branch can be stronger than any other.
Rule of Law. No one is above the law.
Self Government. The people set rules to govern themselves in the new land.
A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.
Capitalism
Democracy
Social Contract
Business Agreement
English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.
Buddah
Paul McCartney
John Locke
George Washington
Which is a requirement for a person to become a naturalized citizen?
Marrying a US Citizen and having a child with that person.
Being a legal permanent resident for at least five years.
Gaining employment in the United States for at least five years.
Reaching age 18 while living in Washington, DC.
Martin was born in San Diego, California. He joined the Navy and was sent to Italy. He married Bianca, an American attending college in Italy. Martin and Bianca had a daughter. When Martin left the Navy, he and his family returned to California.
What happened to Martin's daughter?
She was sent back to Italy.
She was granted resident alien status because she had not yet been naturalized.
She was allowed to enter the country because her parents were citizens, even though she was not.
She was allowed to enter the country because she was a citizen.
What type of service project would help promote the common good?
Planning a neighborhood recycling program.
Participating in a neighborhood party.
Completing your housework on time.
Visiting public libraries.
Which of the following is not a responsibility of citizenship?
volunteering in the community.
attending civic meetings.
voting in elections.
paying taxes.
Which naturalization requirement is missing?
- Be at least 18 years old
- Be a legal permanent resident for at least 5 years
- Speak English
- Pass Exam & Interview
- Take Oath of Allegiance
Sign up for the Selective Service
Register to Vote
Be of Good Moral Character
Be able to read and write
Below is an excerpt from the 14th Amendment:
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and the State wherein they reside."
What is the purpose of that excerpt?
Explaining the duties of citizens and states
Defining citizenship of the United States
Protecting the natural rights of immigrants
Limiting the rights of all Americans
There are three paths to citizenship in the United States. What are they?
Law of Blood, Law of Soil, and Selective Service
Law of Mud, Law of Genetics, and Selective Service
Law of Blood, Law of Land, Naturalization
Law of Blood, Law of Soil, and Naturalization
The citizen obligation or duty of 18 year old males registering with the Selective Service System reflects on which of the following obligations?
defending the nation
serving on juries
performing community services duties
paying taxes
Which obligation of citizenship does this poster depict or show?
Paying taxes
Supporting our troops
Applying for government jobs
Registering for the Selective Service
Which of the individuals above are U.S. citizens?
Jorge and Jocelyn
Jocelyn and Maria
Jorge, James, and Maria
Jocelyn, James, and Maria
“We hold these truths to be self-
evident, that all men are created equal; that they
are endowed with certain unalienable rights, that
among these are life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness"
England has repeatedly interfered with colonists’ rights. In
doing so, it has unfairly ruled over the American colonies.
Governments are formed to make sure people’s rights are
protected. Government power should come from the people.
Individuals have some basic rights that are obvious and
should not be taken away. Freedom, for example, is one of
those rights.
When a government is taking away the rights of citizens and
is not doing what the people want, then the citizens have the
right to change or replace the government.
“[T]o secure these [basic] rights,
governments are instituted among men, deriving
their just powers from the consent of the governed
Every time we colonists felt we were being treated unfairly,
we wrote the King. He answered by treating us more
unfairly. A ruler who abuses his power should not be able to
rule us.
Governments are formed to make sure people’s rights are
protected. Government power should come from the people.
When one group of people is going to break away from a
country to form its own nation, then they should explain
why they are doing it.
We now consider ourselves to be an independent country.
“When in the course of human events
it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve
the political bands which have connected them
with another and to assume, among the powers of
the earth, the separate and equal station to which
the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle
them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind
requires that they should declare the cause which
impel them to the separation.”
When one group of people is going to break away from a
country to form its own nation, then they should explain
why they are doing it.
Here is proof that England had interfered with colonial rights:
the King has not allowed laws that help colonists the most.
We now consider ourselves to be an independent country.
Every time we colonists felt we were being treated unfairly,
we wrote the King. He answered by treating us more
unfairly. A ruler who abuses his power should not be able to rule
Which of the following is NOT an unalienable right mentioned in the Declaration?
Life
Liberty
Education
Happiness
In the Declaration, the creators made a list of grievances that puts the blame on _________ for tyranny (abuse of power) on the colonies.
Parliament
King George III
John Hancock
Loyalist
What word is used to describe the rights of the people that cannot be taken away?
Natural
Automatic
Unalienable
Humanistic
The Declaration of Independence can BEST be compared to which type of document?
A break up letter
A journal entry
A list of rules or laws
A how-to-guide for making a government
What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?
Imposed a tax on all paper documents
Made them pay taxes for food items
Enslave Colonists
Lowered the prices of stamps in the colonies
This act allowed England to make all decisions for the colonists and tax anything they wanted.
The Declaratory Act
The Sugar Act
The Townshend Acts
The Stamp Act
When colonists became angry with taxes they often boycotted the goods that the taxes were on. What do you think boycotted means?
Cheering taxes
Deciding not to buy or pay for certain thing as a way of protesting
Protesting out in the streets
Putting a boy on a cot
How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?
5
500
100
None
The _________ Acts were passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party protest.
Terrible
Hateful
Intolerable
April 19, 1775 is the day that will be remembered for the event that signaled the beginning of the Revolutionary War. What event was it?
The Battles at Lexington
The Boston Massacre
The electron of George Washington as president
The Boston Tea Party
The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
What did the Quartering Act say?
British Soldiers could search your house without a cause to
Colonists had to allow British Soldiers to stay in their homes
Colonists had to pay a tax on their houses
British Soldiers could seize any house they wanted
