Founding Documents

What is the name for a king or queen that believes that they were put on the throne by God and receive their orders from God only?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Divine Rights of Kings

• Enlightenment

• Empiricism

Which Founding Document is our written set of rules for America?

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

What was the time period that is the application of science and reason to the world?

• Modern Era

• Prehistoric Age

• Bronze Age

• Enlightenment

What was Thomas Hobbes idea?

• State of Nature

• Great Compromise

• General Will

• Separation of Powers

Who had the idea for the Social Contract Theory?

• George Washington

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• John Locke

• Charles Montesquieu

What is the message of this political cartoon?

• The colonists were sending a message to Britain about the tea tax

• The colonists were poisoning and torturing the British guy

• The guy was thirsty, so they were giving him a drink

• The colonists did not like the drink anymore

What Founding Document lays out the basic rights as an American Citizen?

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Which Founding Document was the FIRST written form of government?

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Which Founding Document was a "Break Up Letter" with Britain?

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

What was the significance of the colonists stating at the beginning of the Declaration of Independence, "the unanimous declaration of the thirteen United States of America?"

• They are breaking away from Britain

• They are no longer a colony of Britain

• They are saying that they are united against Britain

• All of the above