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America's Political Heritage
Test Description: America's origins of self-government, and the developing philosophy of consent of the governed
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The first form of representative government began in the year 1619 with
A
The House of Burgesses
B
The Magna Carta
C
The Great Compromise
D
The Mayflower Compact
2) The Mayflower Compact is an example of what type of Democracy
A
Direct Democracy
B
Consitutional Democracy
C
Democracy
D
Representative Democracy
3) What colonist founded Rhode Island on the idea of separation of Church and State
A
Patrick Henry
B
Roger Williams
C
William Penn
D
Anne Hutchinson
4) The Peter Zenger Case of 1735 dealt with what issue?
A
Freedom of Speech
B
Freedom of Religion
C
Freedom of the Press
D
Freedom to peacefully assemble
5) America is a .....
A
A direct democracy
B
A Socialist state
C
A republic
D
A democarcy
6) A direct democracy originated with the
A
Romans
B
Ben Franklin
C
Greeks
D
Babylonians
7) The Magna Carta stated
A
No King is above the law
B
Representatives make laws
C
government should be divided among three branches of government
D
Government exists for the people
8) All of the following are examples of influences on American Government except
A
English Bill of Rights
B
Da Vinci
C
Magna Carta
D
John Locke
9) John Locke's three natural rights include all of the following except
A
Life
B
Property
C
Pursuit of Happiness
D
Liberty
10) Baron de Montesquieu proposed the concept of.....
A
Separation of Powers
B
Federalism
C
Consent of the governed
D
Popular Sovereignty
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