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10/20 TBT influences for Constitution

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Social Contract

a)

the people agree to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection from the goverment

b)

provided for three branches of government

c)

a state of complete freedom with no rules

d)

natural rights

2.

life, liberty, and property

a)

the people agree to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection from the goverment

b)

provided for three branches of government

c)

a state of complete freedom with no rules

d)

natural rights

3.

John Locke

a)

English philosopher who wrote the "Leviathan"

b)

English philosopher who wrote about social contracts and 3 unalienable (natural) rights

c)

French philosopher who wrote "The Spirit of the Laws" requiring representation

4.

Baron de Montesquieu

a)

English philosopher who wrote the "Leviathan"

b)

English philosopher who wrote "Two Treatises on Government". he wrote about natural rights and social contracts.

c)

French philosopher who wrote about having 3 branches of government that each had a separate job. (separation of powers)

5.
 This document written by Thomas Jefferson has four parts, the preamble, natural rights, grievances, and resolution of independence? 
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Common sense 
c)
The Declaration of Independence
6.

Which of the "Big Ideas" was best represented in the Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders AND the Virginia House of Burgesses

a)
due process
b)
self government
c)
limited government
d)
rights
7.

_______ _________ gave American colonists the ideas of rule of law and that the leader's power should be limited by adding due process and limits on the King of England

a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Roman Republic
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Magna Carta
8.

What phrase was used in the Revolutionary Era that explains why the men at the Constitutional Convention were very concerned about representation in a Central Government?

a)
"Taxation with Representation"
b)
"No taxation without representation!"
c)
"Tax us please!"
d)
"Taxation is fair!"
9.

This was an agreement between the states that created 2 houses of Congress based on both state population and equal representation for each state -

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

The Great Compromise

c)

Limited Government

10.

This was a revolt that took place in 1786 in Massachusetts that revealed a need for a national army -

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Shay's Rebellion

d)

The Great Rebellion

11.

Which of the following represent a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Representation in Congress based on size of state

b)

National court system with too much power to change laws

c)

Absence of an executive branch to enforce laws passed by Congress