Foundation Documents 01

The belief that a monarch's right to rule is granted by God and does not require consent is called?

• Divine Right

• God's Will

• Magna Carta

• Awesome Sauce

Which of the Following is not true of the Magna Carta?

• it stated that all men are created equal

• it states that people cannot be punished unless convicted

• It marked the beginning of limitations on the monarch's power.

• It provided protections against excessive punishments.

Form of government where the ruler claims to rule by Divine Right.

• Absolute Monacrchy

• Aristocracy

• Theocracy

• Democracy

What is a Civil Body Politic?

• A Civil Body Politic is an officer on the Mayflower.

• A Civil Body Politic political party in England

• A Civil Body Politic military unit for political officers

• A Civil Body Politic is a political entity representing the community as a whole.

Pick all of the following that are true of the Mayflower Compact.

• Established a form of self-government and majority rule among the settlers
• Abolished all forms of government
• Implemented a dictatorship within the colony
• Established a monarchy among the settlers

The English Bill of Rights of 1689 did all of the following except:

• Established a separation of powers between Parliament and the Monarch

• Limit the power of the monarchy by limiting power to raise a standing army and tax.

• Established Consent of the Governed and Republican values.

• Limited the power of the Monarch to suspend laws.

In the name of God, Amen. We...the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James...Having undertaken for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian Faith, and honor of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colony in the Northern parts of Virginia; do by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the prescence of God, and one another, covenant, and combine ourselves together into a civil body politick, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid."

- Mayflower Compact, 1620.

Select the statement from the excerpt which best describes the colonist's creation of self-government in the colonies.

• Having undertaken for the glory of God

• Advancement of the Christin Faith

• Combine ourselves together into a civil body politick

a government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689

• Common Sense

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

Signed by the Puritans in 1620.  This is the first example of SELF- GOVERNMENT in the colonies.

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

The enlightenment brought which of the following ideas to the Declaration of Independence?

• Natural rights, social contract theory, sovereignty of the people
• Divine right theory
• Absolute monarchy
• Feudalism