Gov. Chapter 2 Test

Question 1

established a temporary government for the Pilgrims pioneer colony

Answer 1

Mayflower Compact

Question 2

theory of government that states that government is formed by the consent of the governed

Answer 2

social contract

Question 3

a theory that kings received their authority directly from God and that no matter how tyrannical or contrary to God’s laws they acted, they were accountable only to God and could not be removed from authority by the people

Answer 3

divine right of kings

Question 4

church governed in which church members elect their leaders

Answer 4

congregationalism

Question 5

1st written constitution in the New World; outlined a more democratic government than the one in Massachuettes by not making the church membership a prerequisite for government participation.

Answer 5

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639)

Question 6

issued by the Massachuettes General Court required parents to provide for the education of their children

Answer 6

Act of 1642

Question 7

required every town of 50 families or more to provide a primary school for its children

Answer 7

“Old Deluder Satan” Act (1647)

Question 8

rekindled the spiritual life of the colonies

Answer 8

Great Awakening

Question 9

a right that cannot be given by the government because it is not theirs to give

Answer 9

unalienable right

Question 10

a protest against government concentration and abuse of power in both the church and the state

Answer 10

moral dissent

Question 11

Did this country begin as a “Christian nation”?

Answer 11

yes our country began as a christian nation. America was settled by Christian people looking for a place where they could practice their beliefs as they pleased

Question 12

What motivated the Pilgrims to colonize America?

Answer 12

They were trying to escape the Church of England so they could practice their beliefs freely.

Question 13

How is America indebted to the following documents:…….?

Answer 13

They are our foundation, without them we would be a completely different nation.

Question 14

What place did the Bible have in the education of early America?

Answer 14

They used it as a textbook.

Question 15

What were the long term benefits of the Great Awakening?

Answer 15

it brought revival spiritually and also opened up the door to different denominations.

Question 16

What are some specific examples of the influence of Christians in the course of the American Revolution?

Answer 16

The men who composed and signed the Declaration of Independence were most men of God.

Question 17

Why did Christians in America think that rebellion against their mother country was proper and acceptable?

Answer 17

They believed if they loss their political freedom, they would lose their religious freedom.

Question 18

In what qualified sense is the United States Constitution a “Christian” document?

Answer 18

Witherspoon taught Madison, the father of the Constitution, God’s word and that was reflected throughout the document.

Question 19

Where was Martin Luther from?

Answer 19

Germany

Question 20

Who were the Pilgrims and when did they get here?

Answer 20

The Pilgrims were Separatists who opposed worldliness and weakness in the state church of England. They got here 1621ish.

Question 21

What was the first college to open?

Answer 21

Harvard

Question 22

who was Princeton founded by?

Answer 22

John Witherspoon

Question 23

Father of the Constitution; taught by James Witherspoon; not neccesarily a Christian but raised by the Bible and its beliefs

Answer 23

James Madison

Question 24

Founder of Princeton; Madison’s teacher; Christian leader in the Continental Congress; only minister to sign the Declaration of Independence;

Answer 24

John Witherspoon

Question 25

a british evangelist who preached from Georgia to New England; open air preaching and clear gospel; motivated others to spread out and reach the lost

Answer 25

George Whitefield

Question 26

Father of the Declaration of Independence; first talked about unalienable rights

Answer 26

Thomas Jefferson

Question 27

1520s; Led by Martin Luther; Catholics vs. Protestant

Answer 27

Protestant Reformation

Question 28

Passed by Parliment in 1774 on behalf of the French settlers living in the recently acquired territory in Canada; Colonist believed that act gave priviledged status to roman catholicism

Answer 28

Quebec Act

Question 29

Senators of Texas

Answer 29

Ted Cruz

John Cornen

Question 30

Presidential Line of Succetion

Answer 30

Vice Prez
Speaker of the House
President Pro-Tem of the Senate