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Government & Economics Review Part II
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$400 $600 $800 $1000 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $200 $400 $600 $800 $200 Jefferson on Locke Unit II Voc. Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation Constitution $1000
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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.
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What is the “pursuit of happiness”? Click Anywhere to Continue
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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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What is “right to revolution”? Click Anywhere to Continue
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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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What are grievances? Click Anywhere to Continue
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Jefferson also served in this colonial Virginia legislature, the first in the colonies
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What is the House of Burgesses? Click Anywhere to Continue
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This principle states that both those who govern and the governed must obey the law
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What is the rule of law? Click Anywhere to Continue
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This is the right to vote
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What is suffrage? Click Anywhere to Continue
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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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What is legislative supremacy? Click Anywhere to Continue
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A legislative assembly that meets to debate issues rather than make laws quickly
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What is deliberative body? Click Anywhere to Continue
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This idea was prevalent in early modern Europe that monarchs derive their authority directly from God
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What is the divine right? Click Anywhere to Continue
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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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What is a constitutional government ? Click Anywhere to Continue
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These fundamental rights that cannot be taken away by government or another entity.
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What are unalienable rights? Click Anywhere to Continue
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The natural rights concept that ultimate political authority rests with the people.
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What is popular sovereignty? Click Anywhere to Continue
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According to Aristotle, this is the right form of government by a few people
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What is an aristocracy? Click Anywhere to Continue
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Jefferson uses this phrase to explain that natural rights philosophy is clear for all to understand
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What is “self- evident”? Click Anywhere to Continue
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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
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What is “sic semper tyrannis”? Click Anywhere to Continue
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The Articles only provided for one branch of federal government, this branch represented by Congress
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What is the Legislative Branch? Click Anywhere to Continue
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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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What is Shays’ Rebellion? Click Anywhere to Continue
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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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What is the Northwest Ordinance? Click Anywhere to Continue
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This is the vote that was required to amend the Articles of Confederation
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What is a 13/13ths? Click Anywhere to Continue
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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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What is Rhode Island? Click Anywhere to Continue
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This portion of the US Constitution describes the plan of government.
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What are the Articles? Click Anywhere to Continue
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Congress is forbidden from passing these laws which punish specific individuals without a trial by jury
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What are bills of attainder? Click Anywhere to Continue
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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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What is an ex post facto law? Click Anywhere to Continue
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This Section of the Constitution defines the expressed powers of the legislative branch
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What is Article I, Section 8? Click Anywhere to Continue
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This Section of the Constitution defines the denied powers of the legislative branch
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What is Article I, Section 9? Click Anywhere to Continue
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