English & Colonial Influences on Government

English & Colonial Influences on Government

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Blanca Ibarra

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8th - 12th Grade

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1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following documents limited the power of the King of England?

English Bill of Rights

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Magna Carta

Mayflower Compact

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

"No freeman shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions...except by the lawful judgement of his peers..."
-Magna Carta, 1215
Which political idea was influenced by this provision of the Magna Carta?

federalism

due process

a bicameral legislature

the social contract

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following documents extended voting rights to non-church members?

Mayflower Compact

Magna Carta

Virginia House of Burgesses

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which statement explains the significance of the House of Burgesses?

the assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures

colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor

the assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia

the king revoked Virginia's charter because the assembly became too powerful

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following rights that Americans enjoy today was established in the Magna Carta?

freedom of speech

trial by jury

freedom of religion

freedom of the press

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