WorksheetsDocuments Partner Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 49mins
Why were the Barons (lords and nobles) upset with the king during the 1200s?
The king had too little power
The king was taxing too much
The king didn't want money to fight wars
The king was too giving when it came to sharing power
The Magna Carta was signed in (a) .
Just type the year!
The Magna Carta promised that citizens would be compensated if wood or corn is taken from them by the king. This same idea is our own Constitution, as it mentioned in the (a) Amendment.
This is the term when a person who has been arrested must be brought in front of a neutral person to hear the charges and see if they are valid.
(a)
Read the excerpt:
God hath power to create or destroy, make or unmake at his pleasure, to give life or send death, to judge all and to be judged nor accountable to none, to raise low things and to make high things low at his pleasure, and to God are both soul and body due.
Question: What is this time period called as monarchs controlled everything in their kingdom?
(a)
Which document is this from?
We have also granted to all free men of our realm (kingdom) for ourselves and our heirs for ever, all the liberties (freedoms) written below, to have hold, them and their heirs from us and our heirs….
(a)
The Founding Fathers write the Constitution, instead of limiting the powers of the king, what do they limit instead?
(a)
Pick the correct order of English monarchs:
Elizabeth I, James I, James II, Charles I
Charles II,
William & Mary
Elizabeth II, Charles I, Charles II
James I, James II
William & Mary
Elizabeth I, Chales I
James I, Chales II
James II
William & Mary
Elizabeth I, James I
Charles I, Charles II
James II
William & Mary
Identify the correct primary source:
The said lords (Parliament)…being now assembled in a full and free representative (body of this nation…do in the first place…declare: That the pretended (fake) power of suspending of laws or the execution of laws by regal (royal) authority without consent (approval) of Parliament (government in England) is illegal...
(a)
The King could not cancel laws or taxes without this groups consent
Parliament
House of Burgesses
Colonial Assembly
the people
Which of the following came last?
the Magna Carta
the English Bill of Rights
the United States Constitution
the Enlightenment
Being free to go to the King and bring up an issue they would like addressed is also called:
freedom of religion
freedom of press
the right to assembly
freedom of petition
That excessive bail (payment to the court) ought not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted…
Which Amendment was influenced by this section of the English Bill of Rights
(a)
“It would be a very strange Thing, if six Nations of ignorant Savages should be capable of forming a Scheme for such an Union, and be able to execute it in such a Manner, as that it has subsisted Ages, and appears indissoluble; and yet that a like Union should be impracticable for ten or a Dozen English Colonies, to whom it is more necessary, and must be more advantageous; and who cannot be supposed to want an equal Understanding of their Interests.”
What is Benjamin Franklin saying?
The Six Nations are not unified, which is why they can be easily defeated.
The colonies are an inspiration for the Six Nations
The colonies really need to be unified, because if the the Six Nations can, so should they
The Six Nations are strange and not to be trusted
The Mayflower Compact is the first example in America of _____.
divine oversight of government
popular sovereignty
democratic self-government
constitutional monarchy
What is a confederacy?
a government made of different groups of people who form an alliance together
one major central government and some smaller governments
a government where a dictator has complete control
a number of states that are aligned politically
A union of Native American tribes that lived in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada formed the __________ ___________.
(a)
fought for freedom of speech and opposed religious intolerance and corruption in government
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Voltaire
Which document was the first in Europe to limit the powers of the monarchy of England?
The Bill of Rights
The Magna Carta
The Charter of Liberties
The Petition of Right
What was a key demand of the Magna Carta?
The establishment of a parliamentary system
The right to bear arms for all citizens
The protection of church rights
The king must have consent to levy taxes
The following quote is from the Magna Carta:
“No free man shall be taken, or imprisoned…exiled, or in any way harmed…save by the lawful judgment of his peers [equals]..."
What does this quote refer to?
security of lawful judgment
rule of law
Mayflower Compact
due process
Who said the following:
Kings are justly (rightly) called gods, for that they exercise (use) a manner or resemblance (look like) of divine (godly) power upon earth; for if you consider the attributes to God, you shall see how they agree in the person of the king.
(a)
Identify the document:
Having undertaken for the Glory of God and advancement of the Christian Faith and Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the First Colony in the Northern Parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God and one of another, Covenant and Combine ourselves together in a Civil Body Politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony
(a)
Read the following:
All the business of the Five Nations Confederate Council shall be conducted by the two combined bodies of Confederate Lords. First the question shall be passed upon by the Mohawk and Seneca Lords, then it shall be discussed and passed by the Oneida and Cayuga Lords. Their decisions shall then be referred to the Onondaga Lords, (Fire Keepers) for final judgement. The same process shall obtain when a question is brought before the council by an individual or a War Chief.
Which branch of government does the above text sound similar to?
(a)
Which of the following had an impact on the US Constitution?
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Divine Right of Kings
Right of Petition
Finish the Quote: I do not agree with a word you say, but I will (a) .
Which of the following words best describe the Enlightenment Movement?
Rights
Freedoms
Equality
Justice
Balance of Power
What is missing in the blank?
Under Rousseau's Social Contract, people are willing to give up certain freedoms in exchange for the (a) . (two words)
