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Influences on American Government

Influences on American Government

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Social Studies

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6th - 8th Grade

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Tyler Kenealey

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10 questions

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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Agreement for self-governance

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

First elected legislature in America

Virginia House of Burgesses

Outlined the rights of English citizens

Mayflower Compact

Law that limited the monarch's power

English Bill of Rights

First written constitution in America

Magna Carta

2.

REORDER QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Put the following in order from first to last.

Virginia House of Burgesses

English Bill of Rights

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Mayflower Compact

Magna Carta

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Fifth Amendment says no one can be punished "without due process of law." This idea can be traced back to the...

Magna Carta
Constitutional Amendments
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Constitution begins with "We the People," showing government power comes from citizens. This idea can be traced back to the...

Ancient Greek philosophers, especially Plato.

Magna Carta

Mayflower Compact

English Bill of Rights

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Constitution is a written document that clearly defines government powers. This followed the example of...

the Bill of Rights

the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

the Magna Carta
the Federalist Papers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Eighth Amendment forbids "cruel and unusual punishments," using language directly from...

the English Bill of Rights of 1689
the Magna Carta of 1215
the U.S. Constitution of 1787
the Declaration of Independence of 1776

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Congress is divided into the House of Representatives and Senate, building on colonial experience with assemblies like...

the English Bill of rights

the House of Burgesses

the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

the Mayflower Compact

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