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Origins of American Government Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

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According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?

trial by jury and no cruel punishments

freedom of speech and the press

life, liberty, and property

freedom of worship and the right to petition

"No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or disseised or exiled or any way destroyed, nor will we go upon him nor send upon him, except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land."
Which right was guaranteed in this excerpt from Magna Carta?

trial by jury

no taxation without representation

freedom of the press

freedom of religion

Which thinker introduced the idea of separation of powers for effective government?

John Locke

Baron de Montesquieu

Thomas Paine

Thomas Jefferson

Which describes an impact of Magna Carta on the American colonists in the 1770's?

They believed they could not be taxed without their consent.

They believed they could not be governed by a far-away island.

They thought they had the right to overthrow a king who did not protect their rights.

They favored a separation of the powers of government into different branches.

What most attracted the Founding Fathers to Montesquieu's views on the separation of powers?

It could help prevent the central government from becoming tyrannical and oppressive.

It could protect the rights of the nobility from the actions of the king.

It could preserve the privileges of the monarch and nobles from popular attack.

It raised judicial power to a level of equality with legislative and executive power.

The idea that government is RESTRICTED in what it can do is

Restricted Government

Limited Government

Representative Government

Democratic Government

Which document from 1689 influenced the ideas about the rights of the citizens?

Magna Carta

Mayflower Compact

English Bill of Rights

Declaration of Independence

three branches of government that were formed so that no one part of the government became too powerful

limited government

natural rights

separation of powers

social contract

Bicameral means there are ___ branches or houses

one

two

three

five

10.

Why style of government was established under the Articles?

democracy

republic

confederation

monarchy

11.

Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Congress couldn't collect taxes

Weak central government

Provided for no common currency

All of the these

12.

What replaced the Articles of Confederation?

Articles of Confederation

Declaration of Independence

United States Constitution

The President of the United States

13.

What document did the colonists write to share their concerns with England and to break away?

Mayflower Compact

Bill of Rights

Magna Carta

Declaration of Independence

14.

This was an 18th century philosophical movement of intellectuals, aiming to apply reason to all endeavors.

Reformation

Renaissance

Enlightenment

Scientific Revolution

15.

According to Hobbes, people agreed to give up some ______ in exchange for _______ as part of the social contract.

rights and power / protection

food and shelter / weapons

security and protection / freedom

money / goods and services

16.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the "social contract" as a group of people agreeing to form a government?

Charles-Louis Montesquieu

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Adam Smith

John Locke

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Origins of American Government Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

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