Colonial Governments and English Influence

What is a Representative Government?

• A government where decisions are made by a single ruler.
• A system where citizens have no say in governance.
• A form of government that operates without any elected officials.
• A system where citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

Bicameral means a ___ house legislature

What were the two houses that made up the British Parliament?

• House of Representatives and Senate
• House of Commons and House of Delegates
• House of Lords and House of Senators
• House of Commons and House of Lords

What was King John forced to sign?

• Treaty of Versailles
• Declaration of Independence
• Magna Carta
• Bill of Rights

What was NOT one of the three key concepts the Magna Carta wanted to defend?

• Limited government
• Rule of law
• Individual rights
• Absolute monarchy

Which of these options were NOT a key concept of the English Bill of Rights?

• No laws could be suspended without Parliament approval

• No taxes without Parliament approval

• Free Elections

• Right to free speech in Parliament

What did the Enlightenment begin to question?

• Scientific discoveries of the time
• The citizen's right to vote

• The King's right to impose taxes

• The King's divine right to rule

Which of the philosophers were NOT involved in the European Enlightenment?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Voltaire
• Thomas Aquinas

• John Locke

American figures like Thomas Jefferson and _________ ___________ brought Enlightenment ideas to shape our American government.

A social contract is:

• A legal document outlining the rights of citizens.
• A historical agreement between nations to avoid war.
• A set of rules for a game or competition.
• A theoretical agreement where the people give up certain rights for government protection