Constitutional Foundations-2

The ideals of the Athenian State (Greece), Roman law, and the Mayflower Compact contributed most significantly

to the growth of the principles of

• government under law and the consent of the governed

• religious freedom and women's suffrage

• checks and balances and separation of powers

• racial equality and equal treatment under the law

- Magna Carta

- Virginia House of Burgesses

- New England town meetings

- John Locke

Which heading best completes the partial outline above?

• Ideas of Social Darwinism

• Basis of British Mercantilism

• Contributions to American Literature

• Influences on United States Constitutional Government

The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights were significant influences on United States constitutional development because they

• provided suffrage for all men and women

• placed limits on the powers of the government

• called for the abolition of slavery

• supported the development of federalism

The early John Zenger colonial court case was important in helping establish the constitutional principle of

• the right to bear arms

• freedom from unlawful search and seizure

• freedom of the press

• freedom of religion

Democracy is characterized by

• divine right power of the president

• citizen participation in government

• expansive government power to do what is necessary

• a government that prioritizes the safety of its citizens over their rights

The development of democracy in America led to

• people being the source of government power

• limitations on rights of expression when critical of the government

• rejection of limits to the power of government

• the creation of an entirely new and unique system of government

"Consent of the governed" is

• accepted when it is in agreement with government officials

• not an essential element of American democracy

• found in nearly all ancient governments

• necessary for a democratic form of government

Ancient Greece and Rome contributed to the development of democracy in America by

• establishing the basis for the Olympic Games

• providing models of direct and representative democracies

• promoting universal suffrage

• serving as symbols of modern divine right rule

In colonial America, the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, and the writings of John Locke contributed to the

• diversity of religious beliefs among the colonists

• political ideals and practices of the colonists

• economic relationships between the colonists and the mother country

• demands of colonists to end the slave trade and the practice of slavery

Primary sources of information about the colonial era would include a

• journal entry by a settler in the Massachusetts Bay colony

• textbook passage about the settlement of Pennsylvania

• recent newspaper article commemorating the birth of Patrick Henry

• television program about the Declaration of Independence