WorksheetsEnlightenment and Foundation Documents
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
In English history, the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights both reinforced the concept of
Universal suffrage
A limited monarchy
Religious toleration
A free economy
The people who came to the American colonies in the 17th century had already been exposed to the idea of limited government thanks mainly to
Magna Carta
the Constitution
the Council of Trent
the Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of Independence reflects the ideas of
the Enlightenment
ancient Legalist doctrine
the Protestant Reformation
the observations of Machiavelli
The Magna Carta is MOST important for which reason?
It created Parliament
It was the "great charter"
It created the first democracy in England
It put limits on the monarch's powers
Which of these was the FIRST example of a written agreement for colonial self-government?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The Iroquois Confederacy
Albany Plan of Union
Mayflower Compact
The Rule of Law states that
there should be no barriers to the right to vote
a just government derives its power from the government
all people, including those who govern, must obey the law
a country's citizens are the source of the government's power
When this was published in early 1776, many American colonists became convinced that they should act to form a new kind of nation independence from the rule of England's cruel courts.
Common Sense
The Wealth of Nations
The Declaration of Independence
Declaration of the Rights of Man
What is the name of the agreement that laid the foundation for a limited monarchy in England?
Magna Carta
Domesday Book
Concordat of Worms
Treaty of Versailles
After the Glorious Revolution, England became a constitutional monarchy. How does a constitutional monarchy differ from an absolute monarchy?
In an absolute monarchy, the ruler is elected by the people
In a constitutional monarchy, laws limit the ruler's powers
In a constitutional monarchy, the king takes power by force
In an absolute monarchy, a Bill of Rights protects individual freedoms
How did the English Bill of Rights limit the power of the monarch?
Parliament could not rule without the consent of the monarch
A cabinet was created to represent Parliament's majority party
The monarch could not levy taxes without permission from Parliament
Nobles were selected to be part of the monarch special advisory group
According to the ideals of government as espoused by the Enlightenment, all citizens have the right to life, liberty, and property. These rights are known as
Civil rights
State rights
Natural rights
Federal rights
Thomas Paine's Common Sense encouraged support for the American Independence movement by
appealing to the colonists' sense of inalienable rights and liberty
blaming the British for starting the peculiar institution of slavery
listing specific grievances against King George and the British government
reminding Americans that colonies fighting for independence rarely ended in success
What was the purpose of Common Sense?
To convince the American colonies to separate from England
To convince the American colonies to remain under British rule
To convince the American colonies to tax the goods they produce
To convince the American colonies to specialize in different products
Transparency, Stability, Enforcement, Accountability, and Due Process are characteristics of
monarchy
rule of law
rule of man
dictatorship
This philosopher separated the government into three branches and argued for separation of powers.
Diderot
Locke
Montesquieu
Hobbes
"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." This quote from the Declaration of Independence is MOST associated with which philospher?
Plato
Socrates
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
No one is above the law is the
Rule of man
Rule of Law
Rule of God
Rule of Higher Order
Which of these is the MOST significant impact of the Mayflower Compact?
It was the first contract on a colonial ship
It established a social contract for self-government
It did not allow women or children to sign the document
It provided religious freedom once the Quakers reached Plymouth
John Locke's philosophies are MOST likely associated with which movement?
Enlightenment
Imperialism
Liberalism
Reformation
Which example BEST represents a limit placed on the Federal Government?
A citizen's life, liberty, or property cannot be taken away without due process of law
Congress has the power to make all laws deemed necessary and proper to carry out its duties
The president has the ability to appoint members of the executive cabinet and federal judges.
Through the judicial process, the Supreme Court has the final say on what the Constitution means.
