1.4 Cool Down: Influential Documents

1.4 Cool Down: Influential Documents

9th Grade

8 Qs

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1.4 Cool Down: Influential Documents

1.4 Cool Down: Influential Documents

Assessment

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Social Studies

9th Grade

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Created by

Melissa Descant

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. What 4 major principles were established by the Magna Carta? 

Peace, life, liberty, & property

 Limited government, individual rights, the rule of law, & shared power

Popular sovereignty, limited government, checks & balances, & shared power

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What specific limitations were established by the Magna Carta to keep the government (monarchs) from becoming too powerful? (select all that apply)

limited the king's power to tax

gave landowners rights to equal treatment & trial by jury

established no one is above the law; not even high ranking officials

created a Parliament to take over law making responsibilities

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What other big ideas can be found in the Magna Carta that we see in the American government today?

(select all that apply)

due process of the law

rights of the accused

consent of the governed

natural rights

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

an agreement to end the rule of monarchs in the American colonies and declare independence

  1. an agreement to create a government in order to have protection, unity, and order

an agreement to create a representative democracy that would get its power from consent of the governed

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which part of the U.S. Constitution was inspired by the English Bill of Rights?

first ten amendments

the preamble

articles I - III

6.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

​ (a)   : list of grievances demanding individual rights and limited power for the king

​ (b)   :​ first example of self government in America

​ (c)   : formally established parliament, aimed to protect the rights/freedoms of citizens, & start of constitutional monarchy in England

Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
EnglishConstitution

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

​ (a)   : restricts the power a govt has over its people; usually by a constitution/social contract that also protects the rights of individuals and prevents govt from interfering with them

​ (b)   : divides the functions of government into separate branches - each with its own specific powers

​ (c)   : no person can be above the law regardless of their position in the government

limited government
shared power
rule of law
individual rights

8.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

​ (a)   : divides the functions of government

​ (b)   : idea that human beings possess “…certain and unalienable rights” protected by the government

​ (c)   : no state may deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without a court trial by jury.


shared power
individual rights
due process
rule of law