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WorksheetsUnit 2 review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 36mins
Which king signed the petition of right
James I
James II
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Which king founded the Jamestown Colony?
Charles II
James II
William & Mary
James I
Who abolished the monarchy and ruled as a military dictator?
Oliver Cromwell
James II
Charles I
Charles II
What are 2 important ideas that strongly influenced the colonists?
Limited gov't and dictatorship
Representative gov't & capitalism
limited space & representative gov't
Limited gov't & representative gov't
What defines a document that helped limit the monarchy's power by establishing the rule of law?
Magna Carta
Rule of Law
English Nobles
Petition of Righ
What defines the wealthy landowner's who enjoyed certain social and legal privileges
Petition of Right
English Nobles
Constitution
Magna Carta
What is a basic set of laws and principles establishing a nation's government
Under which government leaders must act according to set laws is known as what
What document limited the ability of the monarch to act on his or her sole authority?
Petition of Right
What was crucial to the development of government that promotes the public good?
Petition of Right
What document established that the monarch could not rule without the consent of Parliament?
What three documents helped protect English citizens rights from being violated?
Magna Carta
Constitution
Petition of Right
English Bill of Rights
What document was needed to grant land and authority to set up a colonial government in Jamestown?
Charter
Common Sense
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
What was formed and known as the first representative assembly in the English colonies
What is an agreement or contract between a group of people?
compact
What was assembled because America began to demand more rights?
House of Burgesses
1st Continental Congress
2nd Continental Congress
Articles of Confederation
What was talked about at the First Continental Congress
Establish a political body to represent American ideas.
What is the name of the colonists that published Common Sense?
What document called for complete independence from Britain that was written by Thomas Paine
Common Sense
What was created that called for a league of friendship but had a weak central government?
What are 4 four weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
No power to tax
No supreme court
No uniform currency among the states
Easy to make laws 5 out of 13 states had to agreee
No power to draft an army
What are 2 differences between the Virginia and New Jersey Plan?
representation based on city limits
Tricameral Congress
What is the division of power between a national government and state government?
What has power that is divided amongst the 3 branches?
Separation of powers
Federalism
Check and Balances
Limited Government
What is the power of each branch is limited by the powers of other branches?
Match the correct characteristics to the right category
Typically small farmers.
Stronger state gov't, weaker national gov't
Demanded Bill of Rights
Typically wealthier
Stronger state gov't, weaker stae gov't.
Fed up w/ Articles and wanted change
The 1st amendment protects which of the following?
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Freedom of religion, speech, press assembly and petition.
Right to trial by jury.
No quartering of soldiers.
The 2nd amendment protects which of the following rights?
Right to keep and bear arms.
Rights of accused persons (speedy and public trial).
Powers reserved to the states.
Other rights of the people.
The 3rd amendment protects which of the following rights?
Right of a trial by jury.
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition.
No quartering of soldiers.
Right to keep and bear arms.
The 4th amendment protects which of the following rights?
Powers reserved to the states.
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.
The 5th amendment protects which of the following rights?
Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.
Rights of accused persons (speedy and public trial).
Other rights of the people.
Right to keep and bear arms.
The 6th amendment protects which of the following rights?
No quartering of soldiers.
Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.
Powers reserved to the states.
Rights of accused persons (speedy and public trial).
The 7th amendment protects which of the following rights?
Right of trial by jury.
No quartering of soldiers.
Rights of accused person (speedy and public trial).
No quartering of soldiers.
The 8th amendment protects which of the following rights?
No quartering of soldiers.
Powers reserved to the states.
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
The 9th amendment protects which of the following rights?
Right of trial by jury.
No quartering of soldiers.
Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
Other rights of the people.
The 10th amendment protracts which of the following rights?
Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.
Powers reserved to the states.
Right of trial by jury.
