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Chapter 2 Beginnings Topic Test
Test Description: Formative Assessment
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1) The colonists built their governments based on customs and ideas borrowed from England and early civilizations, including unwritten, judge-made law developed over centuries. This type of law is known as
A
the rule of law.
B
common law.
C
Hammurabi's Code.
D
constitutionalism.
2) Which of the following is MOST directly related to the idea that government should be restricted in what it can do?
A
ordered government
B
limited government
C
representative government
D
colonial government
3) The Magna Carta established the idea that
A
a subject's right to trial by jury was not guaranteed.
B
a monarch's power was not absolute.
C
privileged classes were entitled to more rights.
D
monarchs had the right to make arbitrary laws.
4) Laws passed by the legislatures in the royal colonies had to be approved by the governor and the Crown. This went AGAINST which of the following basic concepts of government?
A
royal government
B
limited government
C
charter government
D
ordered government
5) Which of the following actions by the Second Continental Congress shows John Jay's influence?
A
The Second Continental Congress created the continental army.
B
George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief of the army.
C
The Second Continental Congress drafted the Articles of Confederation.
D
The Olive Branch petition was written, signed, and sent to King George III.
6) Which of the following did all of the first State constitutions have in common?
A
limited government, separation of power, checks and balances
B
separation of power, limited government, unicameral legislatures
C
military rule, separation of power, checks and balances
D
limited government, absolute power, checks and balances
7) Which of the following are considered to have contributed the MOST to creating the Constitution?
A
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine
B
Patrick Henry and John Adams
C
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
D
James Wilson and James Madison
8) A difference between the Virginia and New Jersey was concerned with which topic?
A
the way Congress would legislate power
B
the way States would be represented in Congress
C
the way the government would raise money
D
the way a judiciary would be formed
9) By making sure the British officers got a fair trial, Adams upheld which cornerstone of English law?
A
the right to due process
B
the right to petition the Crown
C
no martial law in times of peace
D
no quartering of soldiers in homes
10) Which of the following was another way the colonists protested against British policies?
A
First Continental Congress
B
Boston Massacre
C
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
D
Albany Congress
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