Florida Civic Literacy Exam - Study Guide IRSC

Florida Civic Literacy Exam - Study Guide IRSC What historic document (17th century) created a "civil body politic"? - ANSWER Mayflower Compact What was the Magna Carta? - ANSWER document that started to limit the power of the king, establish habeas corpus and limit taxation What document did American colonists, protesting the Stamp Act in 1766, claim gave them rights such as "no taxation without representation"? - ANSWER British Constitution Americans, especially by the 19th and 20th centuries, claimed what about the Magna Carta? - ANSWER the people's reassertion of rights against an oppressive ruler What was Thomas Paine's Common Sense? - ANSWER a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies What was the influence of Common Sense? - ANSWER inspired American colonists to declare independence from England. What is the Declaration of Independence? - ANSWER It is a document that declared independence from Britain and the formation of a new country, the USA. What are the three rights mentioned in the Declaration of Independence? - ANSWER Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? - ANSWER Congress did not have the power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce. What did Shay's Rebellion and an economic crisis lead to? - ANSWER the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. The Convention elected Washington as its president and ultimately produced the Constitution of the United States.