Government & Economics Review Part II
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This "unalienable" right, stated in the Declaration of Independence, is the right of Americans to pursue personal fulfillment, so long as they do not infringe on the rights of others.
What is the “pursuit of happiness”? Click Anywhere to Continue
This right was asserted in the Declaration of Independence to justify separation from Britain and the overturning of the authority of King George III.
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“refusing to assent to laws necessary for the public good” is an example of one of these, which makes up the third part of the Declaration
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Jefferson also served in this colonial Virginia legislature, the first in the colonies
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This principle states that both those who govern and the governed must obey the law
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This is the right to vote
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Many colonies experienced abuses by crown-appointed judges and governors causing state constitutions provided for government in which the legislative branch had ultimate power said to have this.
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A legislative assembly that meets to debate issues rather than make laws quickly
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This idea was prevalent in early modern Europe that monarchs derive their authority directly from God
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A form of government in which a written, unwritten, or partly written constitution serves as a higher or fundamental law that everyone, including those in power, must obey.
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These fundamental rights that cannot be taken away by government or another entity.
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The natural rights concept that ultimate political authority rests with the people.
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According to Aristotle, this is the right form of government by a few people
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Jefferson uses this phrase to explain that natural rights philosophy is clear for all to understand
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This 3-word Latin phrase translates to “Thus always to tyrants” and appears on the Virginia state seal as well on the t-shirt of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh in his mug- shot
What is “sic semper tyrannis”? Click Anywhere to Continue
The Articles only provided for one branch of federal government, this branch represented by Congress
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This armed revolt by Massachusetts farmers seeking relief from debt and mortgage foreclosures exposed weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.
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This law was one of the few successes of the Articles and provided guidelines new states to be admitted into the Union as well as public education and forbade slavery.
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This is the vote that was required to amend the Articles of Confederation
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This state refused to send delegates to the Philadelphia Convention believing that their absence would prevent the Articles from being amended.
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This portion of the US Constitution describes the plan of government.
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Congress is forbidden from passing these laws which punish specific individuals without a trial by jury
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Congress is forbidden from passing these laws that punish for something done when it was not against the law.
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This Section of the Constitution defines the expressed powers of the legislative branch
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This Section of the Constitution defines the denied powers of the legislative branch
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