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Forging A State
Test Description: Second unit of civics.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was the common government trait for the 13 colonies?
A
Self-governing
B
Despots
C
Monarchy
D
Dictatorships
2) Classical Republicanism refers to which two ancient democracies?
A
Rome and Italy
B
Rome and Athens
C
Athens and the United States
D
Russia and China
3) How did Athens impact the way the founding fathers governed their people?
A
none of the above.
B
placed power in the hands of just one person to effectively control the state.
C
Created a constitution that outlined the way the government worked.
D
Athens had a representative democracies like the US.
4) What were common traits that the Magna Carta created that we see in the US Constitution?
A
Right to a trial by jury
B
No taxation without the people agreeing
C
All of the above
D
Trial of a criminal must have a witness
5) What was John Locke's main idea?
A
Proper treatment of criminals.
B
Natural Rights
C
Freedom of Speech and Religion
D
Separation of Powers
6) What was Monetesquieu's main idea?
A
Proper treatment of criminals.
B
Freedom of Speech and Religion
C
Separation of Powers
D
Natural Rights
7) What was Voltaire's main idea?
A
Proper treatment of criminals.
B
Freedom of Speech and Religion
C
Natural Rights
D
Separation of Powers
8) What was Beccaria's main idea?
A
Natural Rights
B
Proper treatment of criminals.
C
Freedom of Speech and Religion
D
Separation of Powers
9) What is the rule of law?
A
Belief that only the upper class have rights.
B
Belief that no one is above the law
C
Belief that the laws only affect commoners.
D
Belief that laws are inherently corrupt.
10) John Locke says that a people can destroy their government if...
A
The current government is not the correct type that people want.
B
The current government has existed for a long period of time.
C
The current government places someone in command the people do not like.
D
The current government is not doing their job.
11) What is the Stamp Act?
A
Tax on sugar and spices.
B
Tax on tea and molasses and other household products
C
Limits the colonies to only trade with England.
D
Tax on paper products.
12) What does the Navigation Act do?
A
Limits the colonies to only trade with England.
B
Tax on tea and molasses and other household products
C
Tax on sugar and spices.
D
Tax on paper products.
13) What does the Townshend Act do?
A
Tax on sugar and spices.
B
Tax on tea and molasses and other household products
C
Limits the colonies to only trade with England.
D
Tax on paper products.
14) What does the Sugar Act do?
A
Tax on tea and molasses and other household products
B
Tax on sugar and spices.
C
Tax on paper products.
D
Limits the colonies to only trade with England.
15) The biggest impact of the Magna Carta was that
A
it created a type of government where the king had all power.
B
it started a war in England.
C
it created limits on the power of governments so the people could have liberties.
D
it created three brances of government.
16) According to John Locke which if not one of your natural rights?
A
Life
B
Liberty
C
Pursuit of Happiness
D
Property
17) Which Enlightenment woman reminded her husband to not forget the ladies when he was creating laws and policy?
A
Mary Wallstonecraft
B
Olympe de Gouges
C
Abigail Adams
D
Madame Geoffrin
18) Which document was not impacted by the founding fathers learning from the enlightenment thinkers?
A
Declaration of Independence
B
US Constitution
C
US Bill of Rights
D
Magna Carta
19) What are informal events where women used parties to influence political policy called?
A
Balls
B
Salons
C
Gala
D
Tailors
20) Which does not describe how King George thought of the Colonists during his reign?
A
Hated them for being traitors.
B
despised them for not being grateful for being a member of Great Britain's Empire.
C
disliked their annoyance over taxation
D
loved them for making him follow the laws of the land.
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