USG Chapter 2 Review: The Origins of American Government

A written set of rules (laws) is known as a...

A "Limited Government" is one that has to follow a written set of rules.

(It is NOT all-powerful)

• True

• False

What is the first written constitution in British history? (This limited the King's powers for the first time in 1215)

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Parliament

• Articles of Confederation

The American colonists were largely allowed to govern themselves due to the great distance from Great Britain. This was known as...

• Parliament

• The Glorious Revolution

• The Enlightenment

• Salutary Neglect

Which Englightenment Philosopher is being referenced below:

Developed concept of "Natural Rights" (Life, Liberty, and Property)

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Charles-Louis de Montesquieu

Which Englightenment Philosopher is being referenced below:

Developed "Social Contract Theory"

(Idea that people choose to have a govt. and should change it if necessary)

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Charles-Louis de Montesquieu

Identify the first "Legislature" (Group of Lawmakers) in the American Colonies:

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Magna Carta

Complete the following sentence: The American Colonists broke away from Great Britain due to taxation without....

Who won the French and Indian War?

• The French and Indians

• The British and the French

• The French and the Colonists

• The British and the Colonists

Which of the following is NOT true of the Declaration of Independence?

• Public Break-Up Letter to British Government

• Inspired the French Revolution

• Outlined the new laws of the USA.

• Referenced Locke's Natural Rights