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- 1. Multiple Choice
Ancient Greece/Athens had the first __________ which greatly influenced the US government.RepublicDemocracyMonarchyDictatorship - 2. Multiple ChoiceAncient Rome set up a _____ where citizens elected representatives to rule.DictatorshipMonarchyDemocracyRepublic
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWho believed in a social contract between the people and the government in which people gave up some freedom in order to have their rights protected?VoltaireMontesquieuRousseauHobbes
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThomas Hobbes believed that all humans are _______________.pure and innocentselfish and wicked
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAccording to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?trial by jury and no cruel punishmentsfreedom of speech and the presslife, liberty, and propertyfreedom of worship and the right to petition
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich enlightenment thinker believed that a strong government is needed to keep order?VoltaireHobbesRousseauBeccaria
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich thinker introduced the idea of separation of powers for effective government?John LockeBaron de MontesquieuThomas PaineThomas Jefferson
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe king of what country was forced to sign the Magna Carta?FranceDenmarkEnglandSpain
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIn 1689, Monarchs were forced by Parliament in England to sign this bill:Mayflower CompactMagna CartaEnglish Bill of RightsThe U.S. Constitution
- 10. Multiple ChoiceEnglish Pilgrims traveling to Massachusetts to settle wrote this in 1620.Magna CartaEnglish Bill of RightsDeclaration of IndependenceMayflower Compact
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?to show that they opposed representative government.to establish an orderly communityto reinforce the laws of England in the new colonyto guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAn introduction explaining why the Declaration is being written.PreambleNatural RightsGrievancesResolution of Independence
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThis pamphlet convinced many American colonists to support breaking away from Great Britain.Magna CartaCommon SenseCato's LettersEnglish Bill of Rights
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA set of things people believe they should be able to do without restriction.rightsdue process of lawstate of naturerule of law
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich NOT an example of a grievance?The king has refused to agree to laws that would benefit the people.All men are created equal.The king has housed large numbers of troops in our communities.Our own governments have been abolished.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceDocument written by Thomas Jefferson that formally proclaimed America's freedom from Great Britain.Fundamental Orders of ConnecticutMagna CartaDeclaration of IndependenceArticles of Confederation
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