WorksheetsCHAPTER 2 ENGLISH RIGHTS AND ENLIGHTENMENT IDEAS
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
SS.7.C.1.1
According to John Locke, which agreement did individuals enter into to form their own society?
constitution
social contract
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
SS.7.C.1.1
According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?
trial by jury and no cruel punishments
freedom of speech and of the press
life, liberty and property
freedom of worship and the right to petition
SS.7.C.1.2
The statement above is from Magna Carta (1215).
Which right was guaranteed in this excerpt?
trial by jury
no taxation without representation
freedom of the press
freedom of religion
SS.7.C.1.1
Which thinker introduced the idea of a separation of powers for effective government?
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Which example illustrates Montesquieu's idea of separation of powers?
Citizens of the United States choose many of their public officials in elections.
The state government of Florida has a governor, state legislature and state court system.
Individual rights to life, liberty and property are guaranteed by natural law.
People have the right to overthrow an unjust government.
SS.7.C.1.1
How was Locke's social contract theory related to his belief in natural law?
He argued subjects had the right to rebel against a ruler who acted against natural law.
He argued that whatever the king did was good according to natural law.
He argued that natural law required the colonists to be given their independence.
He argued that God had especially chosen kings to rule over their subjects as part of nature.
SS.7.C.1.2
Which describes an impact of Magna Carta on the American colonists in the 1770s
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.
SS.7.C.1.1
What most attracted the Founding Fathers to Montesquieu's explanation of the separation of powers?
Their separation could help prevent the central government from becoming tyrannical and oppressive.
Their separation could protect the rights of the nobility from the actions of the king.
Their separation could preserve the privileges of the monarch and nobles from popular attack.
Their separation raised judicial power to a level of equality with
legislative and executive power.
SS.7.C.1.2
Which right was established by Magna Carta in 1215?
the right to vote in elections
the right to choose the monarch
the right to freedom of speech
the right to a trial by jury
SS.7.C.1.2
Which document confirmed the rights of English subjects after the overthrow of James Il in the Glorious Revolution?
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws
SS.7.C.1.1 & 1.2
Which of the following were most similar?
the Mayflower Compact and John Locke's social contract theory
the English Bill of Rights and Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Magna Carta and Montesquieu's separation of powers
the Mayflower Compact and Montesquieu's separation of powers
SS.7.C.1.2
The diagram above indicates that the colonists based some of their political views on historic documents.
Which phrase completes the diagram?
Natural law
Separation of powers
Divine Right of Kings
Guarantee of certain individual rights
SS.7.C.1.2
The statements above are from the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights.
Which statement guarantees a right first granted by Magna Carta?
1
2
3
4
SS.7.C.1.2
The statements above are from three of the first amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Which earlier document contained similar rights?
Magna Carta (1215)
The Mayflower Compact (1620)
The English Bill of Rights (1689)
Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws (1784)
SS.7.C.1.1
Which statement describes the influence of natural-law beliefs on John Locke and other Enlightenment thinkers?
They argued it was natural for subjects to obey established governments.
They questioned any practices that seemed to go against reason and natural law.
They believed that royal power was natural because it was based on divine right.
They claimed church teachings should not be challenged since they rested on natural law.
Which documents influenced the colonists' view of government?
Common Sense, Articles of Confederation, Declaration of the Rights of Man
Virginia Declaration of Rights, Common Sense, Bill of Rights
Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Common Sense
Magna Carta, Iroquois Constitution, Common Sense
The diagram below shows that the colonists formed some of their political views
from some historical documents.
Magna Carta __________> Limited Monarchy
Mayflower Compact__________> ??????
Which phrase completes the diagram?
separation of powers
economic freedom
self-government
individual rights
The passage below was written by Thomas Paine in his
1716 pamphlet, Common Sense
"And as he hath shown himself such an... enemy to liberty, and discovered such a thirst for ....
power, is he, or is he not, a proper man to say to these colonies "You shall make no laws
but what I please."?
Source: US National Archives and Records Administration
Based on this passage, how is the author's view reflected in the US political system?
The monarchy creates limited government
The monarchy supports self-government
Representatives are appointed
Representatives are elected
