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1. A isLtheLfundamentalLlawLundergirdingLtheLstructureLofLgovernment
a. parliament
b. socialLcontract
c. constitution
d. congress
e. federalLsystem
ANSWER: c
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2. InLaLmodernLdemocracy,La
setsLforthLtheLbasicLrulesLandLproceduresLforLhowLtheLpeopleLshallLbeLgoverned,LincludingLtheLpowersLandLstructureLofL
theLgovernment,LasLwellLasLtheLrightsLretainedLbyLtheLpeople.
a. charter
b. constitution
c. bill
d. treaty
e. legislature
ANSWER: b
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3. .UnlikeLmostLmodernLconstitutions,LtheLBritishLconstitutionLisLcomprisedLof thatLdevelopedLoverLtime.
a. aLsingleLdocument
b. aLseriesLofLdecreesLbyLtheLmonarch
c. severalLphilosophicalLtext
d. aLseriesLofLjudicialLdecrees
e. aLseriesLofLdocuments
ANSWER: e
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4. ByLtheLlateLeighteenthLcentury,LBritishLsubjectsLbelievedLthatLtheLBritishLconstitutionLguaranteedLthemLcertainLright
s,LincludingLtheLrightLtoLbeLtriedLbyLaLjuryLofLtheirLpeersLand .
a. theLrightLtoLfreeLspeech
b. theLrightLtoLfreeLassembly
c. theLrightLtoLkeepLandLbearLarms
d. theLrightLtoLreligiousLfreedom
e. theLrightLnotLtoLbeLtaxedLwithoutLtheirLconsent
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ANSWER: e
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5. The establishedLaLtaxLonLvirtuallyLallLformsLofLpaperLusedLbyLtheLcolonists.
a. SugarLActLofL1764
b. PaperLActLofL1764
c. StampLActLofL1765
d. TeaLTaxLActLofL1789
e. SeditionLActs
ANSWER: c
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6. InLresponseLtoLtheLStampLActLtheLcolonists,LreactedLangrilyLbyLdoingLallLofLtheLfollowingLEXCEPT
a. dumpedLteaLintoLBostonLHarbor.
b. formedLtradeLassociations.
c. organizedLboycotts.
d. publishedLpamphlets.
e. riotedLagainstLStampLActLcollectors.
ANSWER: a
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7. WhoLsaidL“GiveLmeLlibertyLorLgiveLmeLdeath”?
a. SamuelLAdams
b. GeorgeLWashington
c. PatrickLHenry
d. JohnLHancock
e. EdmundLBurke
ANSWER: c
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8. BritainLwouldLrepealLtheLStampLActLinL1766LandLreplaceLitLwithLthe
,LwhichLwouldLthenLimposeLtaxesLonLvariousLimports.
a. StampLActsLII
b. CoerciveLActs
c. TownshendLActs
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d. IntolerableLActs
e. CurrencyLActs
ANSWER: c
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9. LedLbyLSamuelLAdams,LtheLMassachusettsLlegislatureLissuedLaLletterLdeclarationLthatLtheLTownshendLActsLwer
eLunconstitutionalLbecauseLtheyLviolatedLwhichLprinciple?
a. “life,Lliberty,LandLtheLpursuitLofLhappiness”
b. “life,Lliberty,LandLproperty”
c. “noLtaxationLwithoutLliberty,Lpeace,LandLprosperity”
d. “noLtaxationLwithoutLrepresentation”
e. "life,Lpeace,LandLprosperity"
ANSWER: d
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10. AsLopposedLtoLtheLAmericanLcolonistsLwhoLallowedLgreaterLparticipationLandLrepresentationLinLgovernmentLtoLfre
eLadultLmales,LtheLBritishLtookLtookLaLmore view
a. expansive
b. limited
c. expressive
d. public
e. reactionary
ANSWER: b
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11. AsLtensionsLroseLtheLcolonistsLcontinuedLtoLresistLtheLTownshendLActsLthroughLboycotting.LTheLBritishLrespondedLb
yLdoingLallLofLtheLfollowingLEXCEPT
a. dissolvingLtheLMassachusettsLlegislature.
b. seizingLaLshipLownedLbyLJohnLHancock.
c. conscriptingLcolonistsLintoLtheLBritishLmilitary.
d. firingLonLaLthreateningLcrowd.
e. sendingLtroopsLtoLoccupyLBoston.
ANSWER: c
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