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List the seven Enlightenment ideas: |
Limited power, consent of the governed, free market, right to rebellion, protection of natural rights, separation of powers, material well-being and social justice |
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What does "Consent of the Governed" mean? |
The power of the people |
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How would you characterize the Enlightenment Era? |
Time of reasoning & questioning |
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What words in the Declaration of Independence reflect the idea of Consent of the Governed? |
"Gov.'s are instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" |
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What words in the Declaration of Independence reflect the idea of the consent of the governed? |
"it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it..." |
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Where do we see Thomas Jefferson using John Locke's Enlightenment ideas concerning natural rights? |
"that among these are life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness..." |
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According to Enlightenment ideas, what is the source of power in a democratic government? |
The people- social contract |
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According to the 27 grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence... |
The KING was a tyrant There was taxation without REPRESENTATION The colonists were being deprived of their right to trial by JURY |
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What was the most important effect of Shayne's Rebellion? |
It made everyone realize the AOC wouldn't work |
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What were six problems with the AOC? |
1. Could not manage national affairs 2. Too difficult to pass leg. or amendments 3. No power to regulate innerstate trade 4. No executive branch or court system 5. Could not resolve problems between states 6. No power to tax |
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Where do we find 6 goals of the U.S Constitution? |
The Preamble |
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List each of the seven AOC and, in one to three words, describe what it is about. |
1. Leg. 2. Exc. 3. Judicial 4. Relations among states 5. Amendment 6. Sepreme law of the land 7. Ratification |
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What does "Poular Sovereignty" mean? What evidence do we see in the Preamble? |
People-power "we the people" |
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What is "judicial review"? |
The sepreme court checks to see if gov. actions are constitutional |
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Why did the farmers include "checks and balance"? |
So no branch becomes too powerful |
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Why did the farmers separate the powers? How is it separated? |
To protect peoples rights. 3 branches |
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How did the farmers limit the power of the government? |
By separating powers and putting it in writing |
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Our dual system of government is called _______. The benefits include local _____ and strength through ______. |
Federalism, action, unity |
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What is an amendment? |
A change to the constitution |
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What enlightenment idea is very much missing from the Constitution? |
The Bill of Rights |
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Three writers of the federalist papers: |
John Jay, Alex Hamilton, James Madison |
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Four issues addressed by the federalists in the federalist papers: |
1. Need for taxation 2. Strong defense 3. Distribution of power 4. Articles of Confederation was too weak |
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Four conversations of the Anti-federalists |
1. Wanted a Bill of rights 2. Believed constitution gave federal gov. Too much power 3. Believed gov. should not tax 4. Against standing army |
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Five things used to create the Bill of rights |
1. Magna Charta 2. NWO 3. Colonial Experience 4. English BOR 5. Virginia BOR |
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Father of the Constitution |
James Madison |
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Five seminal documents in order |
1. DOI 2. AOC 3. NWO 4. The Constitution 5. BOR |
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List at least six founding fathers talked about in this unit |
John Adams, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Samuel Adams |
