Historical Documents

According to John Locke, which agreement did individuals enter into when forming their own society?

• Constitution

• Social Contract

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

Which right was guaranteed in this excerpt from the Magna Carta?

"No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or disseised or outlawed or exiled or any way destroyed, nor will we go upon him nor send upon him, except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land."

• No taxation without representation

• Freedom of the press

• Freedom of Religion

• Trial by Jury

What most attracted the Founding Fathers to Montesquieu's idea of the separation of powers?

• It could raise the judicial power to a level of quality with legislative and executive power.

• It could protect the rights of the nobility from the actions of the king.

• It could preserve the privileges of the monarch and nobles from popular attack.

• It could prevent the central government from becoming tyrannical and oppressive.

According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?

• freedom of worship and the right to petition

• trial by jury and no cruel punishments

• Life, Liberty, Property

• Freedom of press and speech

The Mayflower document was

• An agreement for colonists to govern themselves and created a contract between the people and the government.

• An idea of a way to break away from Britain

• A plan sent to the King to limit his powers

• A way of creating checks and balances within the government