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What does Rule of Law mean?
Kings/Queens are above the law and have unchecked authority
No one is above the law
Individuals choose who is above the law and who is not
Which document can you find the principle, Rule of Law, in?
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
What documents have the idea of limited government in them? Select all that apply.
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Code of Hammurabi
What was the Code of Hammurabi?
The document that limited the power of the King.
It was written on the voyage over to the New World and established self-government.
The earliest set of a legal system with consistent laws found in ancient Mesopotamia.
Was written as a chance to persuade the colonists to revolt against Britian.
What was the Magna Carta?
A book comparing government to a sea monster and advocating for a strong monarchy.
The 1st attempt at a Constitution in the United States.
A document written by Parliament to outline the rights of British citizens.
It was a document that the King was forced to sign by Nobles to limit his power. It resulted in the idea of Rule of Law.
Limited government is restricting the power of government to ensure that it does not become too powerful.
True
False
What was the Mayflower Compact?
First set of written legal system
First form of self-government in the U.S.
Limited the power of the King
Listed the grievances that the colonists had with Great Britian
What was the name of Thomas Paine's best seller?
Social Contract
Bible
Levithan
Common Sense
How many arguments are in Common Sense?
5
7
8
10
What was the impact of Common Sense?
Set up a written set of legal system
Helped persuade the Colonists to revolt against the British
Gave people unalienable rights
Which of the following is NOT one of the arguments made in Common Sense?
A strong monarchy is best
Why is an island running a continent?
Britian is a bad mother country
Britian is always at war
Which of the following is NOT a major principle featured in the Declaration of Independence?
Natural rights
Consent of the governed
Socialism
The right to revolt
What was the List of Grievances?
The introduction of the Declaration of Independence
All of the reasons why the colonists decided to separate from Britian
The conclusion of the Declaration of Independence
Outlines individuals Natural Rights and their relationship with government
Why was the Declaration of Independence of a landmark?
It was the first Constitution of the United States.
It was the first document that consisted of rights guaranteed to individuals.
It was the first document written by colonists.
It was the first time in history that revolutionaries wrote down their reasonings for revolting from their mother country.
What principle is featured in both the Magna Carta and the Articles of Confederation?
Self government
Limited government
Rule of Law
Due process
What did the Enlightenment Philosophers emphasize?
Government should be authoritative.
Government should be based on reason and social progress.
People should not question government intention because the government always has citizens their best interests at heart.
What was the name of the book Thomas Hobbes wrote?
The Spirit of Laws
New Heloise
Common Sense
Leviathan
What did Thomas Hobbes believe?
People are born evil and selfish, so a strong government (absolute monarchy) is needed to maintain order.
The governments role is to protect individuals Natural Rights.
Believed that governmental power needs to be divided into 3 separate branches (Separation of Powers).
Believed that Church and State need to be separate and never intersect to allow for religious tolerance.
What Enlightenment Philosopher inspired Thomas Jefferson when writing the Declaration of Independence?
Montesquieu
Locke
Hobbes
Rousseau
Which is John Lockes ideas can be seen in the Declaration of Independence? Select all that apply.
Church and State needs to be seperate.
The role of government is to protect the natural rights of its citizens.
Government needs to be divided into 3 separate branches of government.
Government gets its power from the people
What principle did we "borrow" from Montesquieu?
People are born evil and need to be governed under an absolute monarchy
Seperation of Church and State
Separation of Powers (3 branches of government)
Social Contract
What is a social contract?
A signed agreement indicating how society works.
An agreement that states that the government can have unchecked authority in times of war.
A signed contract between citizens.
An agreement between a government and its citizens.
Which one did Voltaire NOT advocate for?
Separation of Church and State
Freedom of Speech
Separation of Powers
Freedom of Religion
Code of Hammurabi contained many laws that by todays standards are (a)
Which of the documents was written first?
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Common Sense
Put the Founding documents in the correct order from oldest (on the left) to newest (on the right)
Code of Hammurabi
Magna Carta
English Bill of Right
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
The Magna Carta (a) while the (b) gave the power to the people
John Locke
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact
Common Sense
Natural Rights
Right to Rebel
Voltaire
