Colonial Influences

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In which year was the Magna Carta written?

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1215

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Who wrote Common Sense?

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Thomas Paine

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Which of the "Big Ideas" was best represented in the Mayflower Compact?

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self government

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Which document was written by anonymous authors? Options: Cato's Letters, Common Sense, English Bill of Rights, Magna Carta

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Cato's Letters

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Which of the "Big Ideas" was best represented in the English Bill of Rights?

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Limited Government

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Which of the following were most similar? The Mayflower Compact and John Locke’s social contract theory, The English Bill of Rights and Thomas Paine's Common Sense, Magna Carta and Montesquieu’s separation of powers, The Mayflower Compact and Montesquieu’s separation of powers

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The Mayflower Compact and John Locke’s social contract theory

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Which earlier document contained similar rights to the following statements from the first amendments to the US Constitution?
“Congress shall make no law ... prohibiting … the rights of the people ... to petition the government for a redress of grievances”
“The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”
“No cruel or unusual punishments shall be inflicted”
Options: Montesquieu’s Spirit of the Laws (1748), The English Bill of Rights (1689), The Mayflower Compact (1620), Magna Carta (1215)

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The English Bill of Rights (1689)

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Which thinker introduced the idea of a separation of powers for effective government?

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Baron de Montesquieu

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Which right was guaranteed in the excerpt below from the Magna Carta?
“No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land”

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Trial by Jury

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__________: •Concept that all members of the government, even the leader, must follow the law.

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Rule of Law