Chapter 2 Quiz

1.

2 points

The ______________________ proposed by __________ __________, called for the formation of an annual congress of delegates from each of the 13 colonies. This body had power to raise military and naval forces, make war & peace, regulate trade, tax, and collect duties.

Second Continential Congress, Thomas Jefferson

First Continential Congress, Benjamin Franklin

Stamp Act congress, Benjamin Franklin

Albany Plan, Benjamin Franklin

2.

2 points

A boycott is a refusal to buy or sell certain products or goods.

True

False

3.

2 points

The proprietary colonies of the original 13 English colonies were

Delaware

Pennsylvannia

Maryland

New Jersey

4.

2 points

A bicameral legislature consists of two houses.

True

False

5.

2 points

Which truths in the second paragraph of The Declaration of Independence are "self-evident?"

That all men are created equal and are endowed with certain rights.

Governments derive their "just powers"from the consent of the governed.

life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness.

6.

2 points

Magna Carta means_________

Declaration of Rights

Petition of Rights

Great Charter

Great Document

7.

2 points

Which of the following was not one of the original 13 English colonies?

Maine

Massachussetts

Rhode Island

New Hampshire

8.

2 points

A charter is a written grant of authority from a king.

True

False

9.

2 points

The 3 English documents that best represent the notion of ordered, limited, and representative government are

The Magna Carta

The Constitution of Parliment

The English Bill of Rights

The Petition of Right

10.

2 points

_________ __________ was forced to sign the Magna Carta in ________.

King James, 1251

King John, 1215

King James, 1215

Henry the VIII, 1251

11.

2 points

A limited government is restricted in __________________ and ______________.

what it may do

how it enforces public policy

how the justice system is set up

that each individual has rights that can not be taken away

12.

2 points

How did the Petition of Right limit the kings power?

The king could not impose martial law in a time of peace.

Citizens were allowed to confront their accusers.

Citizens could only be punished or imprisoned by a judgment of their peers.

It reinforced the idea of the Divine Right of Kings.

13.

2 points

A confederation is an alliance of independent states, that includes a central government that only addresses matters that the member states assign to it

True

False

14.

2 points

The Charter Colonies of the original 13 English colonies were

Rhode Island

Maine

Conneticutt

Massachussetts

15.

2 points

In The Declaration of Independence, from what source do governments derive their "just powers?"

from the Bill of Rights

from the Constitution

from the United States Congress

from the consent of the goverened

16.

2 points

The Magna Carta included such fundamental rights such as

trial by jury

protection against the arbitrary taking of life, liberty & property.

due process of law

protection from sheltering troops in one's home

17.

2 points

What principle says that "government can exist & function only with the consent of the governed."

Popular Sovereighty

Limited Government

Civil rights and Liberties

Seperation of Powers and Checks and Balances

18.

2 points

Name the three unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence.

freedom of speech, the right to a trail by jury, freedom of religion

Right to a fair trail, right to confront witnesses, the right not to incriminate ones self

the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

the right to feel safe and secure in you home. freedom of religion, the right to bear arms

19.

2 points

A __________________ _________________ is a system of government in which policies are made by officials selected by the voters and held accountable in periodic elections.

Representative Government

Republican Government

Limited Government

Democratic Government

20.

2 points

A unicameral legislature consists of more than one house.

True

False