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DEFINE NATURAL RIGHTS
THE RIGHTS TO LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PROPERTY
DEFINE CIVIC VIRTUE
PUTTING THE COMMON GOOD FIRST- ABOVE WHAT INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE WANT
DEFINE CONFEDERATION
A GROUP OF STATES OR NATIONS THAT UNITE FOR A COMMON PURPOSE
DEFINE DIRECT DEMOCRACY
A TYPE OF SELF-GOVERNMENT WHERE CITIZENS MEET AND MAKE THE LAWS THEY FEEL ARE NEEDED
DEFINE GREAT COMPROMISE
THE PLAN THAT CALLED FOR CONGRESS TO HAVE TWO HOUSES
DEFINE 3/5'S CLAUSE
HELPED DETERMINE A STATE'S POPULATION AND HOW MANY REPRESENTATIVES IT WOULD HAVE IN CONGRESS
DEFINE CONFEDERATION CONGRESS
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FROM 1781-1785; THE GOVERNMENT COULD MAKE LAWS, BUT IT WAS VERY WEAK
DEFINE A REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT
A GOVERNMENT WHERE POWER IS HELD BY THE PEOPLE WHO ELECT REPRESENTATIVES TO MANAGE GOVERNMENT FOR THE COMMON GOOD
DEFINE NATURAL RIGHTS
THE RIGHTS TO LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PROPERTY
DEFINE CIVIC VIRTUE
PUTTING THE COMMON GOOD FIRST- ABOVE WHAT INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE WANT
DEFINE CONFEDERATION
A GROUP OF STATES OR NATIONS THAT UNITE FOR A COMMON PURPOSE
DEFINE DIRECT DEMOCRACY
A TYPE OF SELF-GOVERNMENT WHERE CITIZENS MEET AND MAKE THE LAWS THEY FEEL ARE NEEDED
DEFINE GREAT COMPROMISE
THE PLAN THAT CALLED FOR CONGRESS TO HAVE TWO HOUSES
DEFINE 3/5'S CLAUSE
HELPED DETERMINE A STATE'S POPULATION AND HOW MANY REPRESENTATIVES IT WOULD HAVE IN CONGRESS
DEFINE CONFEDERATION CONGRESS
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FROM 1781-1785; THE GOVERNMENT COULD MAKE LAWS, BUT IT WAS VERY WEAK
DEFINE A REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT
A GOVERNMENT WHERE POWER IS HELD BY THE PEOPLE WHO ELECT REPRESENTATIVES TO MANAGE GOVERNMENT FOR THE COMMON GOOD
DEFINE NATURAL RIGHTS
THE RIGHTS TO LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PROPERTY
DEFINE CIVIC VIRTUE
PUTTING THE COMMON GOOD FIRST- ABOVE WHAT INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE WANT
DEFINE CONFEDERATION
A GROUP OF STATES OR NATIONS THAT UNITE FOR A COMMON PURPOSE
DEFINE DIRECT DEMOCRACY
A TYPE OF SELF-GOVERNMENT WHERE CITIZENS MEET AND MAKE THE LAWS THEY FEEL ARE NEEDED
DEFINE GREAT COMPROMISE
THE PLAN THAT CALLED FOR CONGRESS TO HAVE TWO HOUSES
DEFINE 3/5'S CLAUSE
HELPED DETERMINE A STATE'S POPULATION AND HOW MANY REPRESENTATIVES IT WOULD HAVE IN CONGRESS
DEFINE CONFEDERATION CONGRESS
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FROM 1781-1785; THE GOVERNMENT COULD MAKE LAWS, BUT IT WAS VERY WEAK
DEFINE A REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT
A GOVERNMENT WHERE POWER IS HELD BY THE PEOPLE WHO ELECT REPRESENTATIVES TO MANAGE GOVERNMENT FOR THE COMMON GOOD
TRUE/FALSE: THE FOUNDERS DID NOT WANT TO PROTECT JOHN LOCKE'S IDEA OF NATURAL RIGHTS
FALSE
TRUE/FALSE: A DICTATORIAL GOVERNMENT IS NOT A LIMITED GOVERNMENT
TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: AMERICA WANTED A KING TO RULE THEIR GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THE KING WOULD HAVE LOTS OF POWER. THEY THOUGHT THE KING WOULD MAKE FAIR LAWS
FALSE
TRUE/FALSE: A SUCCESS OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION IS THAT IT KEPT THE STATES TOGETHER IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: SHAY'S REBELLION SHOWED THE FOUNDERS THAT THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION WERE STRONG
FALSE
TRUE/FALSE: AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR, AMERICANS HAD MORE OF A SAY IN MATTERS THAT AFFECTED THEM IN THEIR STATES, SUCH AS TAXES
TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: THE FRAMERS DIDN'T RESOLVE CONFLICTS IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION BY COMPROMISING, AND HOLDING DEBATES
FALSE
TRUE/FALSE: CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED MEANS THAT PEOPLE AGREE TO OBEY THE RULES AND GOVERNMENT THEY CREATE
TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: THE GREAT COMPROMISE WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT PROTECTED THE INTERESTS OF ONLY THE LARGE STATES
FALSE
TRUE/FALSE: DELEGATES FROM SMALL STATES DID NOT WANT THE LARGER STATES TO HAVE MORE VOTES IN CONGRESS
TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: THE COMPROMISE FAILED COMPLETELY, AND THE LARGE STATES THREATENED WAR IF THEY WEREN'T GIVEN MORE VOTES THAN SMALL STATES
FALSE
TRUE/FALSE: SOUTHERN STATES WOULD NOT FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION IF SLAVERY WAS ABOLISHED
TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: THE 3/5'S CLAUSE GAVE THE SOUTHERN STATES THE RIGHT TO COUNT 3/5'S OF THEIR WOMEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS
FALSE
TRUE/FALSE: THE 3/5'S CLAUSE GAVE THE SOUTHERN STATES THE RIGHT TO COUNT 3/5'S OF THEIR WOMEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS
FALSE
GEORGE WASHINGTON SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE CONVENTION
TRUE