Magna Carta
This document was signed by King John in 1215.
What is the Magna Carta?
The Pilgrims signed this agreement in 1620.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This document, signed in 1689, further limited the power of the king
What is the English Bill of Rights?
This pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine.
What is Common Sense?
A government ruled by a system of laws rather than a ruling class follows this principle.
What is the rule of law?
The Magna Carta limited the power of this kind of leader.
What is an executive, such as a king?
The Mayflower Compact established this organized political community, described as a “body politic.”
What is a governing body?
Under the English Bill of Rights, these bodies—not executives—create taxes.
What are legislative bodies?
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was this type of written work.
What is a pamphlet?
The Magna Carta established this protection, requiring a lawful judgment by a person’s peers before punishment.
What is a trial by jury?
The Magna Carta said there could be no punishment without the lawful judgment of a person’s peers, establishing this right.
What is a trial by jury?
By agreeing to give power to a governing body, the signers demonstrated this agreement between people and government.
What is the social contract?
This right allows people to bring requests or concerns to their government.
What is the right to petition the government?
This author wrote Common Sense.
Who is Thomas Paine?
This principle describes people agreeing to give power to a governing body.
What is the social contract?
This representative body is identified in the presentation as an example of the need for legislatures.
What is Parliament?
The idea that a government gets its authority from the people’s agreement is called this.
What is consent of the governed?
The English Bill of Rights prohibited this kind of punishment.
What is cruel and unusual punishment?
Common Sense inspired this document announcing independence.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This principle says government authority comes from the people’s agreement.
What is consent of the governed?
The Magna Carta’s idea that taxes should not be imposed without approval is called this.
What is no taxation without consent?
The Mayflower Compact declared that the land would be governed by its people. This principle is called this.
What is self-government?
This U.S. document was inspired by the English Bill of Rights.
What is the U.S. Bill of Rights?
This pamphlet helped influence colonists’ views as they considered separating from British rule.
What is Common Sense?
These two ideas were demonstrated when the Mayflower Compact’s signers agreed to give power to a governing body and have the people govern.
What are the social contract and self-government?