Mid- Term Review

The Sugar Act, Quartering Act, and the Stamp Act all contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by...

• Punishing the colonist for resisting the authority of Parliament

• Imposing regulations on colonial agriculture

• Restricting trade with the Native Americans

• Angering the colonist who believed civil liberties had been violated.

Which of the following excerpts from the Declaration of Independence best explains why the colonist were unhappy about their lack of representation in British parliament?

• "For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent"

• "He (King) has refused to pass laws for the accommodation of large districts of people"

• He (King) has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for thee public good."

• "For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences."

The rights in the Declaration of Independence are considered...

• granted to citizens by their government

• natural and possessed at birth

• protected under religious doctrine

• defined by the courts

In his book, The Spirit of Laws (1748), French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu wrote of a “tripartite system” of government in which the powers of government are separated and assigned to different bodies.

• Three levels of government (local, state, and federal)

• Three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial)

• Three civil protections (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)

• Three levels of the judiciary (district, appellate, and supreme court

The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening influenced colonial though by

• questioning the traditional authority of the king

• reasserting the power of the monarchy

• using reason as an explanation to life's mysteries

• establishing the dominance of the church

Which of the following was not a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• could not raise an army

• could not tax

• had no executive branch

• could not enforce the law

“In the Presences of God and one another, (we)…combined ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and …to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet (proper) and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience.”

-Mayflower Compact (1620

What action were the writers and signers of this document taking?

• Starting their natural rights

• Starting an unlimited government

• Creating a social contract

• Declaring Independence

“The Confederation Congress had no power to remedy these problems…the Congress could do nothing about the public’s insecurity. Americans feared that the government could not protect their safety… Although the rebellion, known as Shay’s Rebellion, was quickly stopped, it sent a wake-up call throughout the country.”

Which of the following best describes the significance of Shays’ Rebellion?

• The states decided to revise and strengthen the Articles of Confederation.

• The states decided to weaken the Constitution.

• Farmer’s overthrew the government of Massachusetts.

• Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, passed a resolution drafting the soldiers into the United States military.

The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights are examples of what Constitutional Principle?

• Social Contract Theory

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Republicanism

Which of the following is an example of civic responsibility?

• to pay taxes

• to defend the nation

• to vote in elections

• to serve on a jury