need help with civics?

[deathwish]

1.
Which of these documents listed specific rights that the monarch would have to protect and respect? (2 points)

English Bill of Rights
Paine's Common Sense
U.S. Constitution
Mayflower Compact

2.
King John of England signed a document in 1215 that limited his own powers as monarch. Which of the following is this document? (2 points)

Mayflower Compact
Paine's Common Sense
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta

3.
Which of the following statements best describes the influence of the Magna Carta? (2 points)

It showed that a monarch's powers were limited; that even he or she had to respect citizen rights and laws.
It taught colonists that people could come together for a common cause and create a brand-new government.
It created a list of specific rules that people starting a new colony should agree to and follow for the good of all.
It represented the wishes of the European monarchs that they should have an absolute right to rule their colonies.

4.
Which of the following is not an idea from Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense? (2 points)

British leaders base decisions on their own interests, not the colonies' interests.
American colonists were from all over Europe, not just Britain.
The British monarch should be respected as a matter of common sense.
The American colonies would do well without any help from Britain.

5.
Which of these documents was an agreement among new colonists to follow laws for the common good? (2 points)

Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
Paine's Common Sense
English Bill of Rights

6.
Which of the following documents was important to convincing the American colonists to break away from Britain? (2 points)

Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Paine's Common Sense

7.
Study the following quote. Then answer the question that follows.

"We ... enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience."

This quote from the Mayflower Compact helped American colonists understand the idea of (4 points)

petition
constitutional monarchy
tyranny
social contract

8.
Study the following quote. Then answer the question that follows.

"No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions ... except by the lawful judgment of his peers."

This quote from the Magna Carta encouraged American colonists to believe that (4 points)

people accused of crimes had certain rights unless found guilty through a legal process.
free people should be put in jail for their own safety if threatened by their neighbors.
anyone can be arrested, put in jail, and have his or her stuff taken away by peers.
only going to court can determine whether a person should get their property returned.

9.
Study the following quote. Then answer the question that follows.

"I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation to show a single advantage that this continent can reap by being connected with Great Britain. ... Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe."

This quote from Thomas Paine's Common Sense (4 points)

argues that ties to Great Britain are essential to maintain prices for corn grown in the colonies.
states that breaking away is a good idea as long as they continue to trade with Great Britain.
challenges those who wish to break away from Great Britain to find other countries to trade with.
reassures colonial farmers that they can earn a profit from their goods without Great Britain's help.

10.
Study the following quote. Then answer the question that follows.

"That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal;"

This quote from the English Bill of Rights would have influenced the American colonists to think that they (4 points)

could make requests of the king without fear of getting into trouble for it.
may meet with the monarch only when accused of a crime and found guilty.
had no right to question the monarch's actions, laws, or punishments.
should be happy with their current situation under the British monarch.

[bbstacker001]

All this is nice to know, but what's wrong with your Honda?

[Ben]

You are in the wrong section. You should be in the "do my homework for me section."