EOC Review 1 Origins and Purposes of Law and Government

The statements below are from the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights.

Which statement reflects the Enlightenment ideas of government as expressed by Montesquieu?

1- That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man hath a right to demand…evidence in his favor, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury…

2- That the legislative, executive and judiciary department shall be separate and distinct…

3- That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained…

4- That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state…

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• 2

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Which statement from the Declaration of Independence 

reflects the Enlightenment ideas of natural rights as expressed by Locke?

• “All men… are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…”

• “He has… obstructed the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither…

• “Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.”

• “The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history… having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.”

The diagram below shows that the colonists formed some of their political views from some historical documents.

• Separation of powers

• Economic freedom

• Self-government

• Individual rights

The diagram below shows that the colonists formed 

some of their political views from some historical documents.

Which phrase best completes the diagram?

• Separation of powers

• Economic freedom

• Colonial Independence

• Limited government

The diagram below describes a cause that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence.

Which action completes the diagram? 

• Colonial agricultural trade increases.

• Colonial religious devotion increases.

• Colonial demand for political change increases.

• Colonial demand for military assistance increases.

Which of the following documents BEST reflects the image?

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of RIghts

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

How did the U.S. Constitution solve a problem created by the Articles of Confederation?

• It avoided the issue of states’ rights.

• It allowed the states to elect representatives.

• It prevented the amendment of federal laws.

• It enabled the federal government to collect taxes.

Why did Shay’s Rebellion cause fear among wealthy landowners and merchants?

• Officers worried about losing their back pay.

• Bankers feared the loss of loans to the national government.

• Shays planned to take money from the rich and give it to the poor.

• There was no national army to put down domestic unrest if it spread.

Which section of the constitution exists to introduce the new government and its purposes?

• Article I

• Article II

• Preamble

• The Bill of Right

Which part of the Preamble tells where the government gets its power?

• “To provided for the common defense”

• “Promote the general welfare”

• “Insure domestic tranquility”

• “We the people”