Quiz Me! - Documents Test your knowledge about documents in all eras. 1 / 10 What are the key ideas in the Second Treatise of Civil Government of 1690 that influenced the American founding documents? If citizens obeyed the government everyone would live in peace. People should not overthrow an abusive government. Monarchs get their just power from nature. All men are created equal with unalienable rights. 2 / 10 Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? James Madison George Washington George Mason Thomas Jefferson 3 / 10 How did Senator Stephen Douglas attempt to bring compromise between slave and non-slave states in the Kansas-Nebraska Act? By allowing southern senators to veto one of the key parts of the act. By adding Kansas to the growing number of non-slave states. By hosting a town-hall debate where people could express their views. By allowing popular sovereignty to settle the slavery question in the new territories 4 / 10 How was the Letter to Danbury Baptists used by later Supreme Court Justices? Many Supreme Court Justices have disagreed with the separation of church and state. Jefferson’s “wall of separation” metaphor has been referenced in many cases involving separation of church and state. Marbury v. Madison looked at the purpose of judicial review and determined the 1st amendment did not clearly separate church and state. It was used in Plessy v. Ferguson to justify separate but equal. 5 / 10 Why would Ben Franklin have the Letters from a Farmer reprinted in England? To make a name for himself in England. To show the English people that the Americans were hard working farmers. To make it clear to the English people the Colonists were strong supporters of English economic policies. To gain support for the colonies requests for changes in economic policies. 6 / 10 Why was the Sedition Act of 1789 passed? Congress and the Presidents wanted to get rid of any British citizens trying to start a war. President Adams and the Federalists Congress did not want any more American sympathy for the French. President Adams feared more immigrants would come to the United States if strict laws were not passed. President Adams wanted to make sure Thomas Jefferson’s supporters were not allowed to vote. 7 / 10 What treaty ended the Mexican-American War? The Treaty of San Jacinto The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo The Treaty of DeGarza The Treaty of Paris 8 / 10 Which of the following was NOT one of the conditions of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? Mexico surrendered claims to Texas The Rio Grande River was recognized as Texas’ southern border Mexican citizens were required to move south of the Rio Grande The U.S. paid Mexico $15 million 9 / 10 What is the main point of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798? Virginia and Kentucky were above the Constitution. Made slavery illegal in these states by 1800. Explained Congress had no power outside the Constitution. Wanted all laws passed by Congress to be approved by the states. 10 / 10 What is the main philosophy found in Leviathan? When a government becomes abusive the people have a right to overthrow it. People are born with certain unalienable rights. Government should be derived from educated nobels. People naturally love liberty as much as they love power over others. Your score is Restart quiz
