Quiz Me! - Documents and Supreme Court Cases Here you can review many of the most importantoriginal historical documents in American history. 1 / 10 What is significant about the Magna Carta?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. 2 / 10 What was a result of the Homestead Act? The population of the Great Plains grew The United States expanded Native Americans were pushed off their lands ALL of the above NONE of the above 3 / 10 What is the main philosophy found in Leviathan? People are born with certain unalienable rights. Government should be derived from educated nobels. When a government becomes abusive the people have a right to overthrow it. People naturally love liberty as much as they love power over others. 4 / 10 Lemon v. Kurtzman concluded that public money to parochial and nonpublic schools violated what provision of the 1st Amendment? The Right to Assembly Clause The Free Speech Clause The Free Exercise Clause The Establishment Clause 5 / 10 What is significant about the Treaty of Paris of 1783? The United States was recognized as its own country. The United States received land from Spain. It ended the French and Indian War. Thomas Jefferson led the negotiations. 6 / 10 How did President Andrew Jackson respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Worcester v. Georgia? President Jackson asked the Court for further clarification President Jackson refused to enforce the Court’s decision President Jackson signed a treaty with Native Americans President Jackson celebrated the legal victory 7 / 10 What does the USA Patriot Act stand for? Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. United States of America Providing Against Terror Repealing Ignorance and Overthrowing Tyranny. Uniting Self and Presidents always to require intelligence over terror. United States of American Protecting and Treating Real Intelligence and Conservation of Territory. 8 / 10 After the passage of The American Indian Citizenship Act, many Native Americans… felt the law was a violation of their sovereignty abandoned tribal citizenship in favor of U.S. citizenship lobbied for a constitutional amendment left their tribal reservations 9 / 10 What document declared slaves in rebelling states to be “forever free”? The Constitution of the Confederate States of America Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address The Gettysburg Address The Emancipation Proclamation 10 / 10 Why did the people of England create the English Petition of Right in 1628? It was created to avoid war with the American colonies. King Charles I abolished Parliament and took away freedoms from the English people. King Charles asked the people to outline which rights they wanted. England wanted to be the first country to create a list of rights of citizens. Your score is Try another 10!
