WorksheetsSS.8.CG.1.6 (Assessment #s)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
This passage is from a historical document.
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.
Which document contains this passage?
Declaration of
Independence
Articles of Confederation
English Bill of Rights
U.S. Constitution
Which of the following is a colonial grievance identified in the Declaration of Independence?
suspending the quartering of soldiers
suspending trial by jury in many cases
requiring colonists to send representatives to
Parliament
requiring colonial
legislatures to meet in their jurisdiction
This is a statement from a historical document.
A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
In which document is this statement found?
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Declaration of
Independence
This excerpt was written by Thomas Paine in his 1776 book, Common Sense.
The powers of governing … in the hands of the king … himself such an …. enemy to liberty … is he … a proper person to say these colonies, “YOU SHALL MAKE NO LAWS BUT WHAT I PLEASE.”
Based on this excerpt, which grievance against the king from the Declaration of Independence would Thomas Paine agree with?
persecuting immigrant
groups
taking away religious rights
taking away political rights
persecuting racial groups
This passage is from a historical document.
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…
What is the central idea of this passage?
Only citizens can enjoy the rights guaranteed by a
government.
People have rights that cannot be denied by any government.
Government must equally distribute power among people.
Government is necessary to promote equality.
This passage is from a historical document.
… 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...
Based on this passage, where should governments get their power?
from the legislative branch
from the executive branch
from elected leaders
from the public
This is a diagram.
Which statement completes this diagram?
It is the role of government to determine natural rights.
It is the role of government to protect natural rights.
People establish natural rights.
People possess natural
rights.
This is an excerpt from John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government.
Government being for the preservation of every man’s right and property, by preserving him from violence or injury of others, is for the good of the governed.
Based on this excerpt, with which of the following statements from the Declaration of Independence would John Locke agree?
“He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States; for the
purpose of obstructing the Laws of Naturalization of Foreigners…”
“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.”
“He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”
“He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.”
This excerpt is from the Declaration of Independence.
He has refused to Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
Which statement justifies this colonial grievance?
The king was rejecting colonial petitions.
The king was interfering with economic rights.
The king was ignoring limits placed on his power.
The king was violating the colonists' natural rights.
This quote comes from a historical document.
Being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.
Which of the following grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence
demonstrates Locke’s influence on the colonists?
“For imposing taxes on us without our consent.”
“He has dissolved
representative houses
repeatedly.”
“For… declaring
themselves invested with such power to legislate for us in all cases
whatsoever.”
“He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and
destroyed… our people.”
What is one way that the ideas stated in the Declaration of Independence are evident today?
equal employment
opportunities
voting rights amendments
selective service
term limits
This is a statement from a historical document.
A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant,
is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
How does the modern political system in the United States uphold the principles expressed in this statement?
by allowing the U.S. House of Representatives to
impeach the president
by allowing federal judges to impeach members of Congress
by allowing the president to impeach members of
Congress
by allowing the Senate to impeach the president
