WorksheetsMr. Raymond Civics EOC Review Quiz 1
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who was a big inspiration for the founding fathers?
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
Montesquieu
King George III
What did Montesquieu write about?
The rule of law
The social contract
Separation of powers
Natural rights
What was the Magna Carta's significance?
Established trial by jury
Declared independence from France
Introduced the concept of democracy
Created the first parliament
What does the English Bill of Rights have in common with the US Bill of Rights?
Freedom of speech
Right to bear arms
Abolition of slavery
Women's suffrage
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
To create a trade agreement with Native Americans
To establish self-government
To declare independence from England
To establish a new monarchy
What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
It was too difficult to interpret
It allowed slavery
It did not have a legislative branch
It could not levy taxes
What event showed that the Articles of Confederation were too weak?
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
The Battle of Yorktown
Shays' Rebellion
The Boston Tea Party
What does 'We the People' signify in the Constitution?
The power of the monarchy
The authority of the founding fathers
Popular sovereignty
The establishment of the judicial system
What principle is demonstrated when a government official is held accountable for breaking the law?
Federalism
Rule of law
Checks and balances
Separation of powers
Which of the following is NOT a type of law mentioned?
Civil law
Criminal law
Cosmic law
Constitutional law
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..."
-Declaration of Independence, 1776
In this passage of the Declaration, which Enlightenment philosopher's ideas are present?
John Locke's natural rights
Montesquieu's separation of powers
Thomas Hobbe's social contract theory
Beccaria's end of cruel and unusual punishment
