VBA 1 Remediation

Which document addressed colonial concerns about English policies?

• Declaration of Independence

  
  

• U.S. Constitution

  
  

• Mayflower Compact

  
  

• Bill of Rights

  
  

The excerpt below is from Article II of the U.S. Constitution.

Article. II. Section. 4. The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

How has the excerpt affected society in the United States?

• No one is outside the law.

  
  

• Everyone is subject to a grand jury indictment.

  
  

• No one is without legal representation.

  
  

• Everyone is guaranteed equal representation in government.

  
  

The excerpt below is from the Declaration of Rights and Grievances of the First Continental Congress on October 14, 1774.

. . . the British parliament, claiming a power of right to bind the people of America by statutes in all cases . . . imposed taxes on them . . . To these grievous acts and measures, Americans cannot submit . . . we have for the present, only resolved to pursue the following peaceable measures: 1) To enter into a non-importation, non-consumption, and nonexportation agreement or association.

How did King George III respond to the action described in the excerpt?

• He approved the colonists’ decision to use a trade boycott.

  
  

• He ignored the colonists’ demands for change in government policy.

  
  

• He supported the election of colonial representatives to Parliament.

  
  

• He repealed the law declaring Parliament could pass laws for the colonies.

  
  

What was the significance of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense?

• It was a published document outlining personal rights in Great Britain.

  
  

• It was a popular almanac instructing colonial farmers.

  
  

• It was an influential work calling for independence from Great Britain.

  
  

• It was a written framework of colonial government.

  
  

The timeline below details a series of events that occurred in the American colonies.

Based on this timeline, which conclusion can be drawn about English policies for colonial rule?

• English policies attempted to provoke the colonists into a war against the king.

  
  

• English policies were unable to address the economic downturn experienced by the colonies.

  
  

• English policies compelled the colonists to acknowledge the sovereignty of the king.

  
  

• English policies were unable to peacefully resolve the growing political tensions in the colonies.

  
  

Which document was an agreement by early American settlers that provided for self-government?

• The U.S. Constitution

  
  

• The Articles of Confederation

  
  

• The Mayflower Compact

  
  

• The Declaration of Independence

  
  

The actions described below are from the Declaration of Independence.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant . . . He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly . . .

How did these actions affect the colonists?

• Colonists were unable to pay their taxes.

  
  

• Colonists were unable to participate in their government.

  
  

• Colonists were unable to petition the king.

  
  

• Colonists were unable to play a part in community service.

  
  

The excerpt below was published by Montesquieu in 1748.

When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person . . . there can be no liberty . . . Again, there is no liberty, if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers.

How did these ideas influence the writers of the U.S. Constitution?

• The Constitution establishes a two-house legislature.

  
  

• The Constitution makes the legislature the strongest branch of government.

  
  

• The Constitution grants executive power over foreign policy.

  
  

• The Constitution distributes power among the three branches of government.

  
  

Which statement completes this diagram?

• It is the role of government to determine natural rights.

  
  

• People establish natural rights.

  
  

• It is the role of government to protect natural rights.

  
  

• People possess natural rights. 

  
  

The statements below are from the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights.

1) That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man hath a right to demand . . . evidence in his favor, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury...

2) That the legislative, executive, and judiciary department shall be separate and distinct . . .

3) That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained . . .

4) That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state . . .

Which statement reflects the Enlightenment ideas of government as expressed by Montesquieu?

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