PLST 205 Quiz Formation of American
PLST 205 Quiz Formation of American and its Biblical Roots
- Self government means to rule ourselves by our own laws.
- Which of these is not contained in the Declaration of Independence?
- All governments derive their authority from God.
- 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?
- To properly interpret the U.S. Constitution, one must interpret it in light of the Declaration of Independence.
- Which of the following was NOT a problem with the Greek and Roman democracies?
- Which of the following is not something the founders were emphasizing by using the phrase “inalienable rights” in the Declaration of Independence?
- The Greek and Roman democracies guaranteed freedom and equality to all its citizens.
- In 1215, King Johnn was forced to recognize individual rights in a document known as:
- Which of the following is not a Biblical principle of law derived from the phrase “the laws of nature and of nature’s God?”
- What words in the Magna Carta recognizes that earthly authorities derive their power and authority to rule from God?
- What transforms a government structure into either a liberty enhancing body or a liberty confining body?
- From what colony did the first document establishing local self-government originate?
- What word or phrase in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution reflects the concept of unalienable God- given rights?
- A non-Biblical view of government has a tendency to
- Who translated the Bible into English for the first time?
- We are bound to transgress a human law that contradicts the laws of nature and of nature’s God.
- What did Thomas Jefferson say was the source of the common law?
- In Federalist No. 10, James Madison took the position that factions can be removed.
- What document can be called the first constitution?
- God intended for Paul to direct the message of Christ to the East unto Asia.
- From what do human beings derive their value?
- Which document is referred to as the charter for our nation?
- What document became the first Bill of Rights in America?
- What symbol did James Wilson use to describe a republican form of government?