STAAR Review: English & Colonial Influences on Government

Which of the following documents limited the power of the King of England?

• English Bill of Rights
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• Magna Carta
• Mayflower Compact

"No freeman shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions...except by the lawful judgement of his peers..."
-Magna Carta, 1215
Which political idea was influenced by this provision of the Magna Carta?

• federalism
• due process
• a bicameral legislature
• the social contract

Which of the following documents extended voting rights to non-church members?

• Mayflower Compact
• Magna Carta
• Virginia House of Burgesses
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Which statement explains the significance of the House of Burgesses?

• the assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures
• colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor
• the assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia
• the king revoked Virginia's charter because the assembly became too powerful

Which of the following rights that Americans enjoy today was established in the Magna Carta?

• freedom of speech
• trial by jury
• freedom of religion
• freedom of the press

*Distance from Great Britain
*Mayflower Compact
*Town hall meetings
The factors listed above contributed most to the

• creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians
• election of British colonists to Parliament
• growth of representative government in the British colonies
• expansion of British trade in the Americas

What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• it provided the basis for a self-governing colony
• it established the first representative assembly in America
• it extended voting rights to non-church members
• It established the idea of due process

Which of the following is in correct chronological order?

• Mayflower Compact, Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, House of Burgesses, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• Magna Carta, House of Burgesses, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, English Bill of Rights
• House of Burgesses, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, English Bill of Rights
• Mayflower Comapct, Magna Carta, House of Burgesses, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, English Bill of Rights

Which of the following provided the model for the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

• Mayflower Compact
• English Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

The Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are most closely associated with

• abuses by absolute monarchs
• establishment of religious toleration
• steps toward colonial self-government
• adoption of universal suffrage