Origins Of US Gov.

Question 1

Early English heritage

Answer 1

Constitution-
Basic set of laws and principles establishing the nations government

Laws
Historical documents
Judicial decisions

Question 2

Two ideals

Answer 2

Limited and representative government

Question 3

Monarchs could do what three things

Answer 3

Seize property
Tax whomever they wanted
Grant land and give favors to loyal nobles

Question 4

When was the Magna Carta and by who

Answer 4

In 1215 English nobles forced king john to sign it

Question 5

What was the other name for the Magna Carta and what did it do

Answer 5

“The great charter”

Stated that monarchs must follow the law (rule of law)

Question 6

Kings could no longer levy taxes with who’s approval

Answer 6

Nobles

Question 7

People were given right to a trial by who

Answer 7

Their peers or equals

Question 8

The Magna Carta initially only applied to nobles but later applied to __________

Answer 8

All English citizens

Question 9

How did the Magna Carta promote the public good

Answer 9

Government began to reflect the interests of society as a whole instead of just a few ( monarchs)
Protected people’s $

Question 10

Who counseled monarchs on decisions

Answer 10

Nobles and religious officials

Question 11

Bicameral

Answer 11

Two chamber legislature

Parliament

Question 12

House of Lords

Answer 12

Upper house

Made up of nobles

Question 13

House of Commons

Answer 13

Lower house made up of lesser officials and local representatives

Question 14

Parliament forced who to sign the petition of right in what year

Answer 14

King Charles 1

1628

Question 15

What did the petition of right enact

Answer 15

People could not be improsoned illegally
Citizens could not be forced to house soldiers
Taxes could not be raised without parliamentary approval

Question 16

King Charles lost what to the parliaments army

Answer 16

The English civil war

Question 17

What happened to King Charles on 1649

Answer 17

He was beheaded

Question 18

After Charles the second who came next

Answer 18

James the second who was overthrown by his son in law, William

Question 19

Before William and his wife Mary could rule what did they have to sign

Answer 19

The English bill of rights

Question 20

What four things did the English bill of rights state

Answer 20

Monarch could not rule without consent of parliament
People were free to petition the government
People were free to hold elections for parliament
The monarch could not keep an army

Question 21

Two names for the native Americans

Answer 21

Delaware Indians

Leni Lenape

Question 22

How did the Indians live

Answer 22

According to the seasons

Hunt fish plant harvest

Question 23

What had the greatest influence in PA

Answer 23

The Iroquois confederacy

Question 24

What did the five separate tribes work together for

Answer 24

Trade and war

Question 25

How did the Indians control trade

Answer 25

By trading furs for guns with Europeans

Question 26

What obstacles did penn encounter in his life

Answer 26

He was kicked out of oxford He was arrested for writing against god in his first book Arrested again for a riot

Question 27

What two books did penn write

Answer 27

The Sandy Foundation Shaken | No Cross, No Crown

Question 28

Who founded the quakers and what was it called

Answer 28

George Fox | Society of friends

Question 29

What were three beliefs of the quakers

Answer 29

Equality Pacifism/not killing people Freedom of religion

Question 30

Why was penn sent to jail twice and the outcomes

Answer 30

Accuses the church of opposing god - his father got him out I cited a riot- jury went against the king and freed penn

Question 31

Why did penn get land in America

Answer 31

Penns father was an officer in the kings navy, the king owed him a favor but he died, so he gave it to his son

Question 32

Why did the king agree to giving own land

Answer 32

He couldn't pay the debt He could get rid of the quakers He could honor penns father by naming it after him

Question 33

The king wrote what that penn what

Answer 33

A charter, the proprietor

Question 34

What do Penn and Sylvania mean

Answer 34

Penn was his fathers name | Sylvania is Latin for "covered with woods"

Question 35

What did penn want his colony to have

Answer 35

Religious freedom affordable land Peaceful relationships with native Americans

Question 36

What was the capital and what did the name mean

Answer 36

Philadelphia | Brotherly love

Question 37

Who did penn rule the colony with

Answer 37

An assembly of elected representatives

Question 38

What three things did people have

Answer 38

Religious freedom Trial by jury No harsh punishments

Question 39

What were the citizens afraid of

Answer 39

The governor had too much power

Question 40

What was the first frame of government based on

Answer 40

The great laws

Question 41

Why did penn rewrite the great laws

Answer 41

To limit the power of the governor

Question 42

Who was chief of the Delaware

Answer 42

Chief tamenend

Question 43

What agreement did penn and the chief make

Answer 43

The great treaty

Question 44

What happened after penn returned after 15 years in England

Answer 44

He wrote the charter of privileges to give the assembly the right to make all the laws

Question 45

What happened when penn returned to England a second time

Answer 45

He was put ina debtors prison and died in 1718 and his wife Hannah ran the colony for 14 years as first female governor

Question 46

How long did it take for penn to arrive ina medics first and name of his ship

Answer 46

2 months | The Welcome