Prologue Quiz

1. Parliament withdrew its support from James and offered the English throne to his daughter, Mary, and her husband, William of Orange, ruler of the Netherlands, both Protestants. William invaded England, and James fled to France. In 1689 William and Mary were crowned co-rulers of England.

Bill of rights

The Glorious Revolution

Magna Carta

Divine right of kings

2. What is a republic?

It is a legislative body.

It is a written legal code.

This is a form of government in which citizens rule and make laws directly rather than through representatives.

3. What is a "bill of rights"?

A piece of paper with an amount of money on it that is owed

A formal summary of the rights and liberties believed essential to the people

The right way to charge someone for a service

The right to have bills

4. What is a democracy?

A government ruled by a small group of noble, land-owning families

A government ruled by a few powerful people

A single person usually called a king or queen rules and controls government

A govenment of rule by the people

5. What is government?

A way to educate children

A system for controling society

A program for welfare distribution

A system for building an economy

6. What is Christianity?

In the Middle Ages it influenced all aspects of life religious, social, and political.

The religion of the Israelites and Jews

The name of the religion founded by Jesus

The French word for “rebirth", marked by renewed interest in classical culture.

7. What is the Roman Catholic Church?

In the Middle Ages it influenced all aspects of life religious, social, and political.

The religion of the Israelites and Jews

The name of the religion founded by Jesus

The French word for “rebirth", marked by renewed interest in classical culture.

8. What is a monarchy?

A government ruled by a small group of noble, land-owning families

A government ruled by a few powerful people

A single person usually called a king or queen rules and controls government

A govenment of rule by the people

9. What is Judaism?

In the Middle Ages it influenced all aspects of life religious, social, and political.

The religion of the Israelites and Jews

The name of the religion founded by Jesus

The French word for “rebirth", marked by renewed interest in classical culture.

10. During the 17th and 18th centuries, an intellectual movement developed. Thinkers tried to apply the principles of reason and the methods of science to all aspects of society. They built upon the long history of Western thought.

Glorious Revolution

Enlightenment

Reformation

Democracy

11. In 1215 the angry nobles rebelled and forced King John to grant guarantees of certain traditional political rights. What was this called?

Constitution

Magna Carta

Common law

Parliament

12. What was the Reformation?

In the Middle Ages it influenced all aspects of life religious, social, and political.

The religion of the Israelites and Jews

The religious movement started in the 16th century, to change the Catholic Church away from corruption

The French word for “rebirth", marked by renewed interest in classical culture.

13. Locke said that all human beings had, by nature, the right to life, liberty, and property. In order to protect these _______________, they formed governments.

Laws

Monarchs

Religious projects

Natural rights

14. What was the senate?

A legislative body

A written legal code

A form of government in which citizens rule and make laws directly rather than through representatives

15. What was England's national legislature called? Still is called this today.

Constitution

Magna Carta

Common law

Parliament

16. What was the Renaissance?

In the Middle Ages it influenced all aspects of life religious, social, and political.

The religion of the Israelites and Jews

The religious movement started in the 16th century, to change the Catholic Church away from corruption

The French word for “rebirth", marked by renewed interest in classical culture.

17. What is a direct democracy?

It is a legislative body.

It is a written legal code.

This is a form of government in which citizens rule and make laws directly rather than through representatives.

18. What is an aristocracy?

A government ruled by a small group of noble, land-owning families

A government ruled by a few powerful people

A single person usually called a king or queen rules and controls government

A govenment of rule by the people

19. What is representative government?

A government controlled by a dictator or oligarchy would be considered a representative government.

It's a government by the rich, for the upper class, and against worker representation.

One where citizens elect representatives to make laws and policies for them.

Government partnering with foreign countries is a type of this.

20. This right to have the law work in known, orderly ways is called ________________. In other words, the king could not willfully, or arbitrarily, punish his subjects.

Constitution

Common law

Due process of law

Voting

21. What is an oligarchy?

A government ruled by a small group of noble, land-owning families

A government ruled by a few powerful people

A single person usually called a king or queen rules and controls government

A govenment of rule by the people

22. England became a _______________ , which means the powers of the ruler are restricted by the constitution and the laws of the country.

Constitutional monarchy

Theocracy

Bill of rights

Direct democracy

23. This is a kind of agreement among members of society where people submit to an authoritarian ruler to prevent disorder. Although Hobbes was a monarchist, his idea was important for the development of democracy.

Social contract

Parliament

Natural rights

Federal system

24. In the 1600s, monarchs on the European continent were asserting greater authority over lords than they had during the Middle Ages. These kings claimed not just the right to rule but the right to rule with absolute power. They claimed that a king's power came from God. What was the name for this?

Bill of rights

Constitutional monarchy

Magna Carta

Divine right of kings

25. This is the basis of the legal systems in many English-speaking countries. This reflects customs and principles established over time.

Common law

Magna Carta

Parliament

Bill of Rights

26. Our founding fathers created this system of government which divides power between the national (central) government and the states, or local, governments.

Democracy

Bill of Rights

Natural rights

Federal system