Unit 1 & 2
Unit 3 & 4
Unit 5 & 6
Unit 7 & People
Concepts
100
What is a constitution?
A fundamental higher law (p.5) - Contact between the government and the people
100
Define "capitalism".
An economic system in which the means of producing and distributing goods are primarily through private ownership.
100
What is an "indentured servant"?
A person who sold his or her labor, usually in exchange for the cost of the trip from Europe to the colonies. (p.37)
100
Name the state that was a "commonwealth".
Massachusetts (p.51)
100
Define "Inalienable Rights".
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
200
Aristotle disliked "democracy". What type of government did he prefer?
Polity (mixed constitution) - mixing the many poor with the lesser number of wealthy people (p.7)
200
Name the movement in which intelligence overtook religious thought.
The Renaissance (p.21)
200
After the Seven Years War (French and Indian War) in 1763, three acts from the king were given to the colonists. Name two of them.
Proclamation Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act (p.44)
200
Who was Sam Adams and what did he do, prior to the Revolution?
Cousin of John Adams and fomenter for the revolution
200
Define "legislative supremacy".
When congress has all the power.
300
British Parliament is divided into two houses. Name those two houses.
House of Lords & House of Commons
300
Define "common law"
Precedents or traditions made by judges and followed through a society. (p. 28)
300
Name the event that repealed the Townshend Acts.
The Boston Massacre
300
Name the man who wrote "Leviathan".
Thomas Hobbes (p.16)
300
Why did Aristotle have a problem with "democracy"?
The poor will try to seize the wealth of the rich. (p.7)
400
What are the three aspects of classical republicanism?
Communities, Civic virtue, and moral education (p.12)
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!! Define "rule of law" for 400 and "Habeas Corpus" for another 400.
Rule of law - the existence of law to be obeyed (p.29) / Habeas Corpus - the right to a fair and speedy trial (p.31)
400
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson (p.46)
400
Name the two men who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
James Madison and George Mason (p.53)
400
Is the United State of America government a "republic" or a "democracy"?
Republic
500
Name the four points to "Natural Rights" philosophy.
Individual rights, popular sovereignty, limited government, and human equality (p.17-18)
500
The Magna Carta, or "Great Charter", gave three principles that were important in creating a constitution. Name all three.
Rule of law, basic rights (natural rights), and government contract. (p.29-30)
500
Name FOUR of the five of the "... Long Train of Abuses".
Imposing Taxes, Quartering Soldiers, No trail by jury, No militias, Altering charters (p.47)
500
There are SIX principles of the state constitutions. Name FIVE.
Natural law, Social Contract, Popular Sovereignty, Representation, Legislative Supremacy, and Checks & Balances (p.50-51)
500
What are the three stages that Gordon Wood says that the U.S. went through when evolving out of a colony from the British Empire?
Monarchy -> Republic -> Democracy
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