PLST 205 Quiz Formation of American

PLST 205 Quiz Formation of American and its Biblical Roots

1. Self government means to rule ourselves by our own laws.
2. Which of these is not contained in the Declaration of Independence?
3. All governments derive their authority from God.
4. Who was the Anglo-Saxon king to reduce the customary law of his people to writing, in what was called “The Dooms” or decrees of the realm?
5. To properly interpret the U.S. Constitution, one must interpret it in light of the Declaration of Independence.
6. Which of the following was NOT a problem with the Greek and Roman democracies?
7. Which of the following is not something the founders were emphasizing by using the phrase “inalienable rights” in the Declaration of Independence?
8. The Greek and Roman democracies guaranteed freedom and equality to all its citizens.
9. In 1215, King Johnn was forced to recognize individual rights in a document known as:
10. Which of the following is not a Biblical principle of law derived from the phrase “the laws of nature and of nature’s God?”
11. What words in the Magna Carta recognizes that earthly authorities derive their power and authority to rule from God?
12. What transforms a government structure into either a liberty enhancing body or a liberty confining body?
13. From what colony did the first document establishing local self-government originate?
14. What word or phrase in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution reflects the concept of unalienable God- given rights?
15. A non-Biblical view of government has a tendency to
16. Who translated the Bible into English for the first time?
17. We are bound to transgress a human law that contradicts the laws of nature and of nature’s God.
18. What did Thomas Jefferson say was the source of the common law?
19. In Federalist No. 10, James Madison took the position that factions can be removed.
20. What document can be called the first constitution?
21. God intended for Paul to direct the message of Christ to the East unto Asia.
22. From what do human beings derive their value?
23. Which document is referred to as the charter for our nation?
24. What document became the first Bill of Rights in America?
25. What symbol did James Wilson use to describe a republican form of government?