Quiz Me! - Documents: Creation of the Constitution Test your knowledge about documents in the Creation of the Constitution era. 1 / 10 Who wrote the Second Treatise of Civil Government in 1690? Baron Charles de Montesquieu Thomas Hobbes John Locke William Blackstone 2 / 10 Which document did the Virginia Declaration of Rights have the greatest impact on? U.S. Bill of Rights English Bill of Rights English Petition of Rights Civil Rights of Man 3 / 10 Why was a convention called in Annapolis in 1786? To figure out concerns with the unanimous vote requirement to pass laws. To deal with the Whiskey Tax. To work out regulations for interstate trade and commerce. To determine how the government could collect national taxes. 4 / 10 Who wrote the Commentaries on Laws of England 1765-69? Baron Charles de Montesquieu William Blackstone Thomas Hobbes John Locke 5 / 10 What did the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom accomplish? Citizens could practice religious freedom as long as they claimed a Christian religion. It required all teachers to be a member of the Episcolpol church. It required all businesses to be closed on Sundays for religious services. It was the first document to disestablish a state religion and protect religious freedom. 6 / 10 What is significant about the Magna Carta? It was the first document to limit the power of the king. It influenced the French Revolution. It only applied to the common people of England. It allowed for all citizens to vote. 7 / 10 Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? James Madison George Washington George Mason Thomas Jefferson 8 / 10 What is a major influence of the English Petition of Right on the American government? The entire U.S. Bill of Rights is taken from the English Petition of Right. America borrowed the idea of state’s rights from the English Petition of Right. It modeled how to get a monarchy to listen to the rights of people. The document influenced America’s right to petition and right to due process of law. 9 / 10 What were the main ideas in the Spirit of the Laws of 1748 that influenced the U.S. government? A Bill of Rights is necessary to protect the people. All laws require ¾ votes to pass. The government should have 3 branches and each branch checks the power of the other branches. The main elected leader of a country should be called president, not a king. 10 / 10 To become a lawyer in the American colonies, most read which of the following? U.S. Constitution Commentaries on Laws of England Common Sense Declaration of Independence Your score is Restart quiz
