Penn HSD004 lesson 1 700108RR

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Question 1

1. Regarding the Magna Carta, which statement is false?

A. King John was forced to sign the document.

B. The document assured all English citizens freedom of speech.

C. The document required trial by a jury of one's peers.

D. The meeting of the English Barons and King John occurred at Runnymede.

Question 2

2. Which of the following is not an authoritarian form of government?

A. Absolute monarchy

B. Totalitarianism

C. Dictatorship

D. Direct democracy

Question 3

3. What group was taxed by the king of England before the Magna Carta?

A. Barons

B. Members of Parliament

C. Peasants

D. Farmers

Question 4

4. After the Battle of Bunker Hill, General Howe and the British

A. celebrated their clear victory.

B. regrouped after losing the hill.

C. left Boston seeing Washington's reinforcements.

D. forced Washington out of Massachusetts.

Question 5

5. What was the main concern with the first draft of the Articles of Confederation?

A. Too much power in the state governments

B. Too much power in the central government

C. A too small legislature

D. Too little power for the courts

6. What was the basic aim in a direct democracy?

A. Bill of Rights

B. Suffrage

C. Legislature

D. Majority rule

Question 7

7. What document gave only Parliament the power to tax as giving the consent of the whole realm?

A. Magna Carta

B. Confirmation of Charters

C. Westminster Model

D. Mayflower Compact

Question 8

8. Suppose you work for a government agency that regulates the buying and selling in the country. Which main purpose of government is your agency serving?

A. Organizing work for common goals

B. Keeping civil order

C. Settling disputes

D. Distribution of resources

Question 9

9. Who chooses the prime minister?

A. The Monarchy

B. The House of Commons

C. The House of Lords

D. Direct election by voters

Question 10

10. What was a provision of the Magna Carta?

A. Expanded rights to all English citizens

B. A step toward providing nobles with legislative authority

C. Trial by jury of peers

D. King's power expanded

Question 11

11. The _______ wrote a petition to King George declaring Parliament couldn't pass laws on the colonists without representation by colonists.

A. First Continental Congress

B. country of France

C. Sons of Liberty

D. Second Continental Congress

Question 12

12. Which one of the following provisions was part of the first draft of the Articles of Confederation submitted to the Second Continental Congress but not in the final version?

A. Government control over the unsettled western lands

B. A limited central government

C. State representation in government based on population

D. No right for the federal government to levy taxes

Question 13

13. Great Britain required more taxation from the colonies because of which event?

A. Townshend's financial mismanagement

B. Boston Massacre

C. French and Indian War

D. Boston Tea Party

Question 14

14. Concerned about the Catholic minority in Maryland, Leonard Calvert ordered the Second Lord Baltimore to

A. send to Europe for more Catholic priests.

B. issue a decree requiring religious toleration in Maryland.

C. encourage members of the Church of England to become Catholics.

D. make a law requiring Catholics to practice their faith quietly and privately.

Question 15

15. In 1679, New Hampshire was established as a _______ colony.

A. proprietor

B. corporate

C. royal

D. religious

Question 16

16. What was accomplished by members of the Second Continental Congress during their meeting in Philadelphia?

A. The United States Constitution was drafted.

B. George Washington was elected president of the colonies.

C. Members quickly ratified the Articles of Confederation.

D. George Washington was appointed as the commander of the Continental Army.

Question 17

17. Which one of the following problems may result from a direct democracy?

A. The rights of many are suppressed in favor of the rights of few.

B. Civil war often results when people in such a government disagree.

C. People have no opportunity to make their ideas known.

D. The rights of the minorities may be taken away in the process.

Question 18

18. The way all jobs in modern society are connected to other jobs is called

A. settling disputes.

B. economic regulations.

C. division of labor.

D. the money supply.

Question 19

19. A constitutional monarchy provides what power to a monarch?

A. A divine right of kings

B. Power for kings, not queens

C. Only power given in the constitution

D. Absolute power over parliament

Question 20

20. The _______ Act gave Parliament the right to make any laws they wished to regulate the colonies.

A. Boston

B. Townshend

C. Stamp

D. Declaratory