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1.3 Understanding the Foundations of American Government

Total questions: 1

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date

1-10.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

1.

What document introduced the concept of due process of law?

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

The Mayflower Compact

c)

The English Bill of Rights

d)

Common Sense

2.

What concept did the Magna Carta introduce that affects everyone's right to fair treatment?

a)

Representative self-government

b)

Popular sovereignty

c)

Due process of law

d)

Consent of the governed

3.

Which document established that even the king is subject to law?

a)

Common Sense

b)

The English Bill of Rights

c)

The Mayflower Compact

d)

The Magna Carta

4.

What principle did the Mayflower Compact introduce?

a)

Right to a fair trial

b)

No taxation without representation

c)

Individual rights

d)

Consent of the governed

5.

What foundational idea was laid by the Mayflower Compact?

a)

Limitation of government power

b)

Popular sovereignty

c)

Right to life, liberty, and property

d)

Self-government

6.

Which document emphasized 'no taxation without representation'?

a)

The English Bill of Rights

b)

The Mayflower Compact

c)

The Magna Carta

d)

Common Sense

7.

Which document guaranteed the right to a speedy and fair jury trial?

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

Common Sense

c)

The Mayflower Compact

d)

The English Bill of Rights

8.

What did the English Bill of Rights emphasize?

a)

The church's authority over the state

b)

Individual rights and limits on government power

c)

The divine right of kings

d)

The king's absolute power

9.

Who argued for the idea of independence and a government that reflects the will of the people?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

The signers of the Mayflower Compact

c)

The authors of the Magna Carta

d)

The drafters of the English Bill of Rights

10.

What was Thomas Paine's pamphlet 'Common Sense' advocating for?

a)

Independence and representative self-government

b)

Due process of law

c)

No taxation without representation

d)

Consent of the governed