1. Puritans & Protest

2. Define “ordinance,” “magistrate,” “vex” and “commonwealth.”

3. According to passage number one, from where do princes and magistrates get their authority?

4. If people in positions of authority abuse their power, what should Puritans do to change this, according to John Calvin?

5. Why should people accept their fate?

6. Why did the Puritans leave England
Why did the Puritans leave England? Is there a contradiction in what the Puritans stated they believed and what they did?

7. What did John Cotton believe was the best form of rule for both the church and the government?

8. What did John Cotton believe was the best form of rule for both the church and the government? What is a theocracy?

9. Why didn’t John Cotton believe democracy was an appropriate form of government for the Puritans? Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

10. According to Gov. John Winthrop, why shouldn’t citizens choose to “do what is good in your own eyes”?

11. Take a minute to talk to the people at your table and at the bottom of the page, write a one sentence summary of Puritan beliefs about government.

13. You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws
You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern. Since we so diligently urge people to obey the Supreme Court's decision of 1954 outlawing segregation in the public schools, it is rather strange and paradoxical to find us consciously breaking laws. One may well ask, "How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?" The answer is found in the fact that there are two types of laws: there are just laws, and there are unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that "An unjust law is no law at all." --Letter from a Birmingham Jail (1963)

14. “One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws
“One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” --Martin Luther King, Jr.

15. “One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws
“One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” What does the word “moral” mean?

16. “One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws
“One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” What does King’s quotation mean?

17. “One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws
“One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” How does this differ from the Puritan view of government and civil disobedience? In other words, why would King’s ideas pose a problem for the Puritans?

18. Written Response Choose one and support your ideas with evidence from the texts.
As a citizen of the United States, what is your “moral responsibility” in terms of obeying the law?
If Puritans were still in power today, what are two laws they would put in place in 2017? Explain. (Conjecture)
Think of an example of civil disobedience in Do you agree or disagree with the action taken? Explain your reasoning.