Influences on the Constitution

Question 1

Which of the following was considered a natural right?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 2

The ideas of the philosophers contributed to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 3

Which term best describes America's form of government?

Accepted Answer

Republic

Question 4

From where does the idea of "rule of law" originate?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 5

Which philosopher is most associated with the 8th Amendment?

Accepted Answer

Beccaria

Question 6

A government in which citizens elect representatives to speak for them is called a(n) :

Accepted Answer

Republic

Question 7

Who believed in religious tolerance, separation of church and state, and freedom of speech?

Accepted Answer

Voltaire

Question 8

In what year was the U.S. Constitution born (ratified)?

Accepted Answer

1789

Question 9

Who was the Indian chief who proposed the Great Law of Peace?

Accepted Answer

Hiawatha

Question 10

Who established the ideas of innocence until proven guilty & that the burden of proof lies with the state?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 11

Who stated that people and their governments protect rights by entering a "social contract"?

Accepted Answer

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Question 12

Which philosopher believed that torture should be abolished

Accepted Answer

Cesare Beccaria

Question 13

Document that expanded the power of Parliament and the rights of the people in Britain was the:

Accepted Answer

English Bill of Rights

Question 14

The agreement that provided a government and order for Pilgrims was the:

Accepted Answer

Mayflower Compact

Question 15

The ancient Romans could not practice direct democracy because:

Accepted Answer

Their population was too large

Question 16

Which philosopher is most associated with the 1st Amendment?

Accepted Answer

Voltaire

Question 17

The FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT were the first:

Accepted Answer

Written constitution in the colonies

Question 18

The English document that limited the king's power and protected the rights of nobles was the:

Accepted Answer

Magna Carta

Question 19

From what civilization does the word democracy (demokratia) come?

Accepted Answer

Ancient Athens, Greece

Question 20

Who is considered the natural rights philosopher?

Accepted Answer

John Locke

Question 21

Ancient Athens practiced which type of democracy?

Accepted Answer

Direct

Question 22

The idea that citizens give up some freedoms in exchange for government protection is called:

Accepted Answer

Social Contract

Question 23

Which philosopher believed in a separation of government powers?

Accepted Answer

Baron de Montesquieu

Question 24

All people, even leaders, must follow the laws is the concept of:

Accepted Answer

Rule of Law

Question 25

Which philosopher believed that government should be separated into 3 branches?

Accepted Answer

Baron de Montesquieu

Question 26

The first colonial legislature or elected assembly in the colonies was the:

Accepted Answer

House of Burgesses

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