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From whom did the U.S. borrow the concept of indirect democracy?
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Roman Republic
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Borrowed from Ro
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Identify concept borrowed from the Magna Cart
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-limited power of government sure process of law
-private property -trial by jury |
there is 3
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Identify. the primary goal of the English Bill of Rights
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limited the power of the monarch
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what is menchville mascot
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why was the Magna Cart an important document?
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limited the power of the monarchy
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menchville basketball ball team kept losing so there power went down
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Identify the beliefs of Montesquieu
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Separation of power
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Which concept did the American system if government borrow from the ideas of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes?
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Limited power
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alittle
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Accounts to the Declaration of Independence, government has a responsibility to did what?
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Respond time the will of the people
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satisfy the people get it done
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What did the characters if the Virginia Company of London do for colonists?
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Guarantee the rights of Englishmen
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Which two philosophers discussed natural rights as described in the Declaration if Independence?
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John Locke and Rousseau
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JL & R
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What ideas of John Locke can be found in the Declaration of Independence? (on exam NOT question)
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-consent of the govern
-life,liberty, property -government should decided what's best for the people |
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Which document, written by George Main, states that all Virginians should have certain rights,i including freedom of religion and press?
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Virginia Declaration of Rights
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Who is known for engineering compromises on the most difficult issues facing the delegate at the Constitutional Convention?
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James Madison
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Dajana boyfriend name
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Which document, written by Thomas Jefferson, served as a basis to the First Amendment of the Constitution if the United States?
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Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom
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What served as a model for the division if the United States Federal Government inti three separate branches?
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Virginia Plan
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Define the basic principles important to a democracy
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worth of the individual equality of all persons majority rule, minority role necessary of compromise individual freedom
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In a democracy, what must the will of the majority not do?
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Violate the rights of the minority
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What characteristics are necessary in a democracy?
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Compromise
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What did the arguments of the Anti-Federalist lead to?
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Bill of Rights
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What were the Federalist Papers (aka The Federalist)?
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A collection of 85 essays to help ratify the constitution
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Describe the beliefs of the Federalists
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Believed constitution was strong enough time save the countries problems
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