Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
39 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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
|