GOVERNMENT - CHAPTER TWO - MULTIPLE CHOICE

WHICH PHILOSOPHER’S IDEAS STRONGLY INFLUENCED AMERICAN BELIEFS ABOUT NATURAL RIGHTS AND GOVERNMENT

JOHN LOCKE

ACCORDING TO JOHN LOCKE, WHICH WERE NATURAL RIGHTS

LIFE, LIBERY, AND PROPERTY

WHAT DID LOCKE’S SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY ARGUE

GOVERNMENT EXISTS THROUGH THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE AND SHOULD PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS

WHY WAS THE MAGNA CARTA IMPORTANT TO LATER AMERICAN POLITICAL IDEAS

LIMITED POWER OF THE ENGLISH MONARCH & ESTABLISHED IMPORTANT LEGAL PROTECTIONS

WHAT WAS AN IMPORTANT EFFECT OF THE ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS IN 1689

PLACED ADDITIONAL LIMITS ON GOVERNMENT & PROTECTED CRETAIN INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

WHY WAS COLONIAL SELF-GOVERNMENT IMPORTANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN POLITICAL IDEAS

COLONISTS HAD EXPERIENCE PARTICIPATING IN ELECTED GOVERNMENTS

WHAT WAS THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF BURGESSES

AN ELECTED COLONIAL LEGISLATURE

WHY DID BRITAIN BEGIN IMPOSING NEW TAXES ON THE COLONIES AFTER THE SEVEN YEARS’ WAR

BRITAIN HAD SIGNIFICANT WAR DEBTS AND NEEDED ADDITIONAL REVENUE

WHY DID COLONISTS OPPOSE TAXATION BY PARLIAMENT

THEY BELIEVED TAXES SHOULD REQUIRE REPRESENTATION AND CONSENT

WHAT CENTRAL IDEA JUSTIFIED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

PEOPLE POSSESS NATURAL RIGHTS AND GOVERNMENT RECEIVES LEGITIMATE POWER FROM CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED

WHAT WAS THE MAIN PURPOSE OF CREATING THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK FOR GOVERNING THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES

UNDER THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION, WHERE WAS MOST POLITICAL POWER LOCATED

IN THE STATE GOVERNMENTS

WHERE WAS A MAJOR WEAKNESS OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE ARTICLES

IT COULD NOT TAX DIRECTLY

HOW MANY VOTES DID EACH STATE HAVE IN CONGRESS UNDER THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

ONE VOTE

WHY WAS THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE ARTICLES OFTEN UNABLE TO PAY ITS DEBTS

IT COULD NOT DIRECTLY TAX CITIZENS

WHAT WAS SHAYS’ REBELLION

AN UPRISING BY MASSACHUSETTS FARMERS PROTESTING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS / GOVERNMENT POLICIES

WHY DID SHAYS’ REBELLION CONCERN MANY POLITICAL LEADERS

DEMONSTRATED THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT WAS TOO WEAK TO MAINTAIN ORDER

WHAT DID THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION LACK THAT MADE GOVERNING DIFFICULT

A STRONG EXECUTIVE BRANCH / NATIONAL COURT SYSTEM

WHAT WAS ONE IMPORTANT ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT UNDER THE ARTICLES

NORTHWEST ORDINANCE ESTABLISHED A PROCESS FOR TERRITORIES TO BECOME STATES

WHAT MAJOR PROBLEM ULTIMATELY LED MANY AMERICANS TO SUPPORT REPLACING THE ARTICLES

NATIONAL GOVERNMETN CONSIDERED TOO WEAK TO EFFECTIVELY GOVERN THE COUNTRY

WHY WAS THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION ORIGINALLY CALLED

TO REVISE THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

WHY COULD THE DELEGATES AT THE ANNAPOLIS CONVENTION ACCOMPLISH VERY LITTLE

ONLY FIVE STATES SENT REPRESENTATIVES, UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT WAS REQUIRED

WHAT DID DELEGATES ULTIMATELY DECIDE AT THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION OF 1787

ARTICLES WERE TOO DIFFICULT TO FIX, SO A NEW GOVERNMENT WAS NEEDED

WHAT WAS THE MAIN DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN VIRGINIA PLAN AND NEW JERSEY PLAN

HOW STATES SHOULD BE REPRESENTED IN CONGRESS

HOW DID THE VIRGINIA PLAN PROPOSE REPRESENTATION

REPRESENTATION BASED ON POPULATION

WHAT DID THE NEW JERSEY PLAN PROPOSE

EQUAL REPRESENTATION FOR EACH STATE IN A UNICAMERAL CONGRESS

WHAT DID THE GREAT COMPROMISE CREATE

CONGRESS WITH A HOUSE (POPULATION), A SENATE WITH EQUAL REPRESENTATION

WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE THREE-FIFTHS COMPROMISE

DETERMINE HOW ENSLAVED PEOPLE WOULD BE COUNTED FOR REPRESENTATION / TAXATION

WHAT DOES SEPARATION OF POWERS MEAN

POWER IS DIVIDED AMONG THREE BRANCHES

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF CHECKS AND BALANCES

TO ALLOW EACH BRANCH TO LIMIT POWER OF THE OTHERS

HOW MANY STATES HAD TO RATIFY THE CONSTITUTION BEFORE IT COULD TAKE EFFECT

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WHY DID THE CONSTITUTION USE STATE RATIFYING CONVENTIONS INSTEAD OF SIMPLY HAVING STATE LEGISLATURES RATIFY IT

CONVENTIONS WERE INTENDED TO PROVIDE DIRECT CONSENT FROM THE PEOPLE

WHAT DID FEDERALISTS GENERALLY SUPPORT

A STRONGER NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

WHAT DID ANTI-FEDERALISTS GENERALLY FEAR

THAT THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT WOULD BECOME TOO POWERFUL

WHAT WAS ONE OF THE ANTI-FEDERALISTS’ BIGGEST COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION

IT DID NOT CONTAIN A BILL OF RIGHTS

WHY DID SOME ANTI-FEDERALISTS FEAR THE PRESIDENCY

THEY BELIEVED THE PRESIDENT WOULD BECOME TOO POWERFUL

WHO WROTE THE FEDERALIST PAPERS

HAMILTON, MADISON, AND JAY

UNDER WHAT NAME WERE THE FEDERALIST PAPERS PUBLISHED

PUBLIUS

WHAT WAS THE MAIN ARGUMENT OF FEDERALIST NO. 10

LARGE AND DIVERSE REPUBLIC COULD HELP PREVENT ONE FACTION FROM DOMINATING GOVERNMENT

WHAT WAS ONE MAJOR REASON DELAWARE AND OTHER SMALL STATES SUPPORTED THE CONSTITUTION

EQUAL REPRESENTATION IN THE SENATE GAVE SMALL STATES SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE

WHAT IS THE MAIN PURPOSE OF ARTICLE V

TO PROVIDE A PROCESS FOR AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION

HOW MANY AMENDMENTS ARE CURRENTLY PART OF THE CONSTITUTION

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WHAT ARE THE FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS

BILL OF RIGHTS

WHY WAS THE BILL OF RIGHTS ADDED TO THE CONSTITUTION

TO ADDRESS CONCERNS ABOUT PROTECTING INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES

WHICH AMENDMENT PROTECTS FREEDOM OF RELIGION, SPEECH, PRESS, ASSEMBLY, AND PETITION

FIRST AMENDMENT

WHICH AMENDMENT PROTECTS PEOPLE AGAINST UNREASONABLE SEARCHES / SEIZURES

FOURTH AMENDMENT

WHICH AMENDMENT ABOLISHED SLAVERY

THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT

WHICH AMENDMENT ESTABLISHED CITIZENSHIP AND EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS

FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT

WHICH AMENDMENT PROHIBITED DENYING THE RIGHT TO VOTE BASED ON RACE OR COLOR

FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT

WHICH AMENDMENT LOWERED THE VOTING AGE TO EIGHTEEN

TWENTY-SIXTH AMENDMENT