Question

Match each item with the correct statement below.

Leviathan

English Bill of Rights​

​First Continental Congress​

​colonial charters and constitutions​

limited government

The Federalist Papers​

unicameral legislature​

Connecticut Compromise

​representative government

Magna Carta​

established the authority of Parliament​
a government in which citizens elect delegates
imposed an embargo on Britain
​stated that society was created by a social contract
concept that a government’s power is not absolute​
gave colonists experience with limited self-government
resulted in a bicameral legislature​
writings that supported adoption of the Constitution​
recognized the rights of the English nobles​
type of congress created by the Articles of Confederation​

Answer 1

Leviathan- stated that society was created by a social contract

English Bill of Rights​- established the authority of Parliament​

​First Continental Congress​- imposed an embargo on Britain

​colonial charters and constitutions​- gave colonists experience with limited self-government

limited government- concept that a government’s power is not absolute​

The Federalist Papers​- writings that supported adoption of the Constitution​

unicameral legislature​- type of congress created by the Articles of Confederation​

Connecticut Compromise- resulted in a bicameral legislature​

​representative government- a government in which citizens elect delegates

Magna Carta​- recognized the rights of the English nobles​