Magna Carta History Quiz

What is the Magna Carta known for?

• Establishing the first American colony

• Limiting the powers of the English king

• Creating the English Bill of Rights

• Introducing direct democracy

Which document guaranteed fundamental rights for English citizens in 1689?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Colonial Charter

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• To establish a new religion

• To create a trade agreement

• To establish a basic legal framework for a colony

• To limit the powers of the king

What is a Constitution?

• A formal document granting rights

• A written plan of government

• A system of direct democracy

• A legislative assembly

What is the role of Governance?

• To create new laws

• To oversee the control and direction of something

• To elect representatives

• To establish a colony

What is a Colonial Charter?

• A document limiting the king's power

• A formal document granting rights to a colony

• A system of direct democracy

• A legislative assembly

What is Representative Government?

• A system where citizens vote directly on laws

• A system where citizens elect representatives

• A form of monarchy

• A type of colonial charter

What is Direct Democracy?

• A system where citizens elect representatives

• A system where citizens participate directly in decision-making

• A form of monarchy

• A type of colonial charter

What was the House of Burgesses?

• The first American colony

• The first elected legislative assembly in the American colonies

• A direct democracy system

• A colonial charter

What is a Town Meeting?

• A legislative assembly

• A form of direct democratic rule

• A colonial charter

• A written plan of government