Great Awakening & Civic Culture
Which example shows “civic virtue” during the founding era?
A) Selling votes to the highest bidder
B) Serving on a local committee to enforce community boycotts despite personal cost
C) Refusing jury duty to save time
D) Hoarding imports during shortages
B) Serving on a local committee to enforce community boycotts despite personal cost
“Consent of the governed” means:
A) Laws are approved by the king alone
B) Government gets its just power from the people’s agreement
C) Judges make all laws
D) Churches certify elections
B) Government gets its just power from the people’s agreement
Which grievance ties to “taxation without representation”?
A) Imposing taxes on us without our consent
B) Quartering soldiers in houses
C) Cutting off our trade
D) Transporting us overseas for trial
A) Imposing taxes on us without our consent
The three-word French slogan inspired by Enlightenment ideals is:
A) Bread and Peace Now
B) Liberté, égalité, fraternité
C) Victory or Death
D) E Pluribus Unum
B) Liberté, égalité, fraternité
who is called the king of soccer?
Pelé!
Which effect of the Great Awakening best explains why ordinary people felt more able to challenge old authorities?
A) It banned sermons before noon
B) It required votes to be whispered
C) It taught that talent is inherited
D) It emphasized moral equality before God
D) It emphasized moral equality before God
Which thinker said government exists to protect “life, liberty, and property”?
A) Rousseau
B) Montesquieu
C) John Locke
D) Voltaire
C) John Locke
Fear of standing armies in peacetime led to which safeguard?
A) Presidents serve for life
B) Congress controls military funding (appropriations limited—2-year army funding)
C) Judges command the army
D) States may coin money
B) Congress controls military funding (appropriations limited—2-year army funding)
One shared ideal between the U.S. and French Revolutions was:
A) Return to absolute monarchy
B) Popular sovereignty (people hold ultimate power)
C) Rule by military juntas
D) Hereditary privilege
B) Popular sovereignty (people hold ultimate power)
How many siblings does Mr.Mooney have?
Zero
Which preacher’s style most famously drew huge outdoor crowds?
A) John Witherspoon
B) George Whitefield
C) Samuel Adams
D) Thomas Paine
B) George Whitefield
Which Declaration line states natural (unalienable) rights most clearly?
A) “He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies…”
B) “All men are created equal"
C) “For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world”
D) “We have appealed to their native justice…”
B) “All men are created equal"
Which clause reflects classical liberalism (individual rights limits on gov’t)?
A) Article II’s Commander-in-Chief
B) First Amendment’s freedom of speech and religion
C) Article I’s Census
D) Preamble’s “more perfect Union”
B) First Amendment’s freedom of speech and religion
Which Latin American leader drew on U.S./French ideas to seek independence?
A) Louis XVI
B) Simón Bolívar
C) Bismarck
D) Tokugawa Ieyasu
B) Simón Bolívar
What word was named the 2024 Oxford Word of the Year, most often used by Gen Z and Gen Alpha?
Brain Rot
Which pair correctly names two revival preachers and a shared message?
A) Patrick Henry & John Locke — rights from Parliament
B) George Whitefield & Jonathan Edwards — personal conversion over hierarchy
C) Thomas Jefferson & Montesquieu — separation of church and state
D) John Adams & John Jay — stronger executive power
B George Whitefield & Jonathan Edwards — personal conversion over hierarchy
Trace the idea: Philosopher → Declaration phrase → Constitutional protection. Which chain fits?
A) Montesquieu → “abuses of power” worry → Articles I–III separation of powers
B) Hobbes → “pursuit of happiness” → First Amendment
C) Blackstone → “taxation without representation” → Third Amendment
D) Rousseau → “trial by jury” → Preamble
A) Montesquieu → “abuses of power” worry → Articles I–III separation of powers
Which English tradition/document limited rulers before 1776 by requiring parliamentary approval for taxes and armies?
A) Petition of Plumbers
B) English Bill of Rights (1689)
C) Doomsday Book
D) Act of Supremacy (1534)
B) English Bill of Rights (1689)
What is English common law?
A) Royal wishes of the day
B) Law built from court decisions (precedents) applied consistently
C) Only church rules
D) Trade guild bylaws
B) Law built from court decisions (precedents) applied consistently
Who is Mr.Mooney's favorite student?
All of them! :)
What behavior at revival meetings later showed up in pre-1776 mobilization?
A) Silent meditation groups
B) Mass gatherings and petition-signing by ordinary people
C) Royal parades only
D) Censorship boards
B) Mass gatherings and petition-signing by ordinary people
“Rule of law” means:
A) Leaders may ignore written limits in emergencies
B) Everyone—including leaders—must follow written laws; e.g., Magna Carta bound the king
C) Elections are optional
D) Courts only advise, never decide
B) Everyone—including leaders—must follow written laws; e.g., Magna Carta bound the king
Which is an example of a check/balance?
A) Courts veto treaties
B) President vetoes bills; Congress can override with supermajorities
C) States appoint federal judges directly
D) Juries impeach presidents
B) President vetoes bills; Congress can override with supermajorities
Which realistic colonial practice best shows “consent of the governed”?
A) Royal decrees by fiat
B) Colonial assemblies passing taxes only after elected representatives debated and approved them
C) Secret cabinets setting prices
D) Admiralty courts without juries
B) Colonial assemblies passing taxes only after elected representatives debated and approved them
In what year was the first Apple iPhone released?
2007