Foundations of Government Test

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1 Match each item with its definition. a. democracy b. natural rights c. social contract d. boycott e. repeal 1. an agreement among people in a society with their government 2. to cancel a law 3. a government in which citizens hold the power to rule 4. to refuse to purchase certain goods or services 5. granted to every person at birth Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 6. The Mayflower Compact was a a. document that limited the power of the monarchy. b. letter that the colonists sent to King George III. c. pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. d. written plan for government. 7. Which lasting document limits the power of rulers and war used by the colonists' has a example of what government in based on? a. Mayflower Compact b. English Bill of Rights c. Magna Carta d. Common Sense 8. At the First Continental Congress, colonists a. declared war on Great Britain. b. demanded that King George III restore their rights. c. ended the boycott of British goods. d. signed the Declaration of Independence. 9. Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu a. argued that the laws of nature also applied to human life and society. b. did not believe that the laws of the universe could be discovered. c. invested in the Virginia Company. d. rebelled against King John of England, who had treated them harshly. Powered by Cognero Page 1

2 10. Which of the following was the result of the Magna Carta? a. increased power for monarchs b. creation of the House of Burgesses c. protection of landholders rights d. settlement of America 11. An agreement or contract among a group of people is a a. duty. b. compact. c. natural right. d. proclamation. "When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth the separate and equal station to which the La of Nature's God entitled them a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator w unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rig are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any F becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Gov foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effec Happiness..." -Excerpt from the Declaration of Independence Which part of the Declaration of Independence does this passage represent? a. the preamble b. the list of grievances c. the official claim of colonial independence d. the signatures of the delegates in the Second Continental Congress 13. The phrase "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" was influenced by the writings of: a. Baron de Montesquieu b. Voltaire c. Jean Jacques Rousseau d. John Locke 14. In the above passage, what is the definition of unalienable? a. Impossible to surrender b. Impossible for a peasant to obtain c. Impossible to buy d. Impossible to acquire Powered by Cognero Page 2

3 15. The phrase "dissolve the political bands" most likely refers to: a. Calling for the forced removal of King George b. Destroying the Parliament c. Separating from the British government d. Shutting down the United States Congress Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 16. Most early colonists were loyal to England and valued their rights as English subjects. a. True b. False 17. Most colonists did not mind the king s new taxes on goods because they knew the money raised by the taxes would ser interests. a. True b. False Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 18. Which document was published anonymously advocating that the colonists declare their independence from the British a. Common Sense b. Mayflower Compact c. Magna Carta d. English Bill of Rights 19. Which of the following individuals advocated a movement for sovereignty of the people, establishing a written constituti effective system of governmental checks and balances? a. John Adams b. Alexander Hamilton c. British citizens d. Thomas Paine 20. The following quote, as written in the Magna Carta, quotes "no free man shall be taken or imprisoned... exiled, or i harmed... save by the lawful judgement of his peers [equals]" means which of the following? a. Security of lawful judgement b. rule of law c. due process of law d. the right to trial by jury 21. How did European philosophers from the 1600's define natural rights? a. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness b. Life, death, and taxes c. Life, liberty, and property d. Life, time, and social contracts Powered by Cognero Page 3

4 22. According to Montesquieu, the advantage to separation of powers, is: a. Allows all branches of government ot become strong b. Allows all monarchs to keep their full measure of power c. Allows for checks and balances within the govvernment d. Allows the average citizen to become a political leader 23. Montesquieu's view of the separation of powers was later expressed in the United States Government through which d a. The Declaration of Independence b. The United States Constitution c. The Two Treatises of Government d. The Social Contract 24. According to John Locke's theory of government a social contract existed between the people and which other entity? a. between the people and their sovereign b. between the people and the court system c. between the poeple and their property owners d. between the people and their church 25. "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains." In this statement by Rousseau, what did the word "chains" rep a. chains of natural rights b. chains of poverty c. chains of philosophy d. chains of government 26. Which significant American political document was adopted on July 4, 1776? a. The Virginial Bill of Rights b. the Mayflower Compact c. The Untied States Constitution d. The Declaration of Independence 27. Which British Law required certain Colonists to allow British troops to live in their homes? a. The Townshend Revenue Act b. The Quartering Act c. The Declaratory Act d. The Intolerable Acts 28. What was one immediate effect of the passage of the Stamp Act? a. Colonists began to make their own paper b. British tax collectors began to live more comfortable lives c. Colonist began to boycott British Goods d. British ships refused to dock in Boston harbor Powered by Cognero Page 4

5 29. Which raw materials did the British government take from the Thirteen Colonies? a. Coffee b. tea c. rubber d. water 30. Why did the Townshend Revenue Act focus on items such as paint, glass, paper and lead? a. The British crown needed money to pay for its wars b. Colonists could no longer afford these items c. Thi British people preferred Colonial goods over British goods d. Colonists could not produce these items on their own 31. What was the colonial reaction to the Boston Tea Party? a. outrage by colonial merchants b. support by the merchants and people of Boston c. enjoyment by British officials in Boston d. outrage by the British leadership Match each item with its definition a. The Boston Port Act b. The Quartering Act c. The Massachusetts Government Act d. The Coercive Acts 32. Banned town meetings in Massachusetts 33. Forced colonists to give housing to British soldiers 34. Meant to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party 35. Closed Boston harbor Powered by Cognero Page 5

6 Answer Key 1. c 2. e 3. a 4. d 5. b 6. d 7. c 8. b 9. a 10. c 11. b 12. a 13. d 14. a 15. c 16. True 17. False 18. a 19. d 20. d 21. c 22. c 23. a 24. a 25. d 26. d Powered by Cognero Page 6

7 27. b 28. c 29. a 30. d 31. a 32. c 33. b 34. d 35. a Powered by Cognero Page 7

Rat in the Bucket review game Unit 2. Foundations of American Government

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