SSCG2a Quiz

The ideas of limited government, due process of law, trial by jury, and the protection of private property and civil liberties were introduced by what document

• English Bill of Rights

• Petition of Right

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

This document included: no cruel punishment, no excessive bail or fines, the right to bear arms, and the right to petition

• Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights

• The Great Compromise

• Magna Carta

This document prohibited a standing army during peacetime, unless Parliament gives consent and required that all parliamentary elections be free

• Petition of Right

• Gettysburg Address

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

The monarchy was forbidden to create and collect taxes without consent of Parliament due to this document

• Magna Carta

• Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights

This document established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Petition of Right

This document challenged the divine right theory; even monarchs were expected to obey the law of the land

• Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

This document gave Parliament the right to free speech and debate

• Magna Carta

• Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights