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Ch. 2 Origins of American Government Sec 1 & 2

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

having two houses

a)

bicameral

b)

charter

c)

unicameral

d)

limited government

2.

the idea that government should serve the will of the people

a)

unicameral

b)

representative government

c)

limited government

d)

due process

3.

protection against the arbitrary taking of life, liberty, or property

a)

bicameral

b)

limited government

c)

charter

d)

due process

4.

a written grant of authority from the king

a)

charter

b)

unicameral

c)

ordered government

d)

Magna Carta

5.

the idea that government is restricted in what it may do

a)

limited government

b)

ordered government

c)

representative government

d)

due process

6.

having only one house

a)

charter

b)

bicameral

c)

unicameral

d)

due process

7.

established the idea that the monarchy's power in England was not absolute

a)

Petition of Right

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Mayflower Compact

8.

Magna Carta

a)

1215

b)

1688

c)

1766

d)

1607

9.

Petition of Right

a)

1215

b)

1689

c)

1628

d)

1776

10.

English Bill of Rights

a)

1689

b)

1215

c)

1766

d)

1660

11.

Which colonies were largely self-governing?

a)

royal colonies

b)

proprietary colonies

c)

charter colonies

d)

all British colonies

12.

In which type of colony did the system of government set the stage for revolution?

a)

the royal colony

b)

the proprietary colony

c)

the charter colony

d)

the informed colony

13.

a representative who serves in congress

a)

delegate

b)

boycott

c)

unalienable

d)

minutemen

14.

a joining of several groups for a common purpose

a)

delegate

b)

confederation

c)

Albany Plan of Union

d)

convention

15.

the idea that government can exist only with the consent of the governed

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

unalienable

c)

boycott

d)

self-rule

16.

a plan to unite the colonies for trade

a)

Stamp Act Congress

b)

First Continental Congress

c)

Albany Plan of Union

d)

Intolerable Acts

17.

cannot be surrendered or transferred; sacred

a)

convention

b)

unalienable

c)

grievances

d)

boycott

18.

a refusal to buy or sell certain goods

a)

delegate

b)

convention

c)

boycott

d)

unalienable

19.

the American colonies were allowed a fairly large amount of self-rule...

a)

After King George III came to power

b)

Before the Stamp Act

c)

After the French and Indian War

d)

Before King George III came to power

20.

_______ was the 1st time a significant number of colonies had joined to oppose the British government

a)

Albany Plan of Union

b)

Stamp Act Congress

c)

First Continental Congress

d)

Second Continental Congress

21.

______ sent a Declaration of Rights to King George III

a)

Albany Plan of Union

b)

Stamp Act Congress

c)

First Continental Congress

d)

Second Continental Congress

22.

Most of the state constitutions

a)

rejected the concept of limited government

b)

divided powers among the 3 branches of government

c)

gave the right to vote to all white males

d)

granted many powers to State governors