U.S. Gov. Chapter 2 Study Guide.

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U.S. Gov. Chapter 2 Study Guide

Ch. 2-1 Magna Carta was origninally intended to protect the rights of which group? The Petition of Right resulted from a conflict between which two groups?

Ch. 2-1 3. Which type of colony enjoyed the most independence from the Crown? 4. The Framers relied on the writings of which Enlightenment philosopher as they decided how to best protect economic freedom and rights? Use multiple points, if necessary.

Ch. 2-1 5. Republican ideas can be traced back to where? 6. Civic virtue is the idea that people should do what types of things? Use brief bullets and discuss details verbally.

Ch. 2-1 7. The Framers took the idea of separation of powers from which philosopher?

Ch. 2-2 8. Parliament imposed a series of taxes on the colonies beginning in 1764 in order to ____________. 9. Why did the colonists resent the taxes imposed by Parliament beginning in 1764?

Ch. 2-2 10. Thomas Jefferson argued in the Declaration of Independence that, if a government disregards the will of the people, the people are free to do what?

Ch. 2-2 11. The purposes of the New England Confederation were what? 12. What important event occurred 3 weeks before the 2nd Continental Congress?

13. The Stamp Act marked Parliament’s first attempt to do what? Ch. 2-2 13. The Stamp Act marked Parliament’s first attempt to do what?

Ch. 2-3 14. What were the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? 15. What was one of the most pressing challenges facing the Confederation Congress?

Ch. 2-3 16. Under the Articles of Confederation, most governmental power was retained by ________. 17. What was the Confederation Congress’ greatest success? 18. How did the Northwest Ordinance differ from the Constitution on slavery?

Ch. 2-4 19. Why is James Madison hailed as the Father of the Constitution? 20. Why did large states favor the Virginia Plan?

Ch. 2-4 21. What event showed how feeble the Confederation Congress was and hastened moves to revise the Articles of Confederation? 22. Why was the Great Compromise acceptable to smaller states?

Ch. 2-4 23.According to the Three-Fifths Compromise, 3/5 of a state’s slave population would be _______. 24. What did the Constitution do about the Atlantic Slave Trade?

Ch. 2-4 25. According to the Constitution, a state’s electors would be equal to what? 26. Delegates gathered in Philadelphia in May of 1787 to do what?

Ch. 2-5 27. What did Antifederalists believe about representative government? 28. What ideal did the Antifederalists find that the Constitution lacked?

Ch. 2-5 29. Why did Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison write the Federalists Papers? 30. The first ten amendments to the Constitution are traditionally called the _______.