Founding Fathers Influences
Cicero taught Stoic Philosophy, which emphasizes this character trait
Self-Restraint
Which Amendment states that the powers not delegated to the United States are reserved to the States?
10th Amendment
Alexis De Tocquieville said that through Enlightened Self-Interest....
One can only fulfill private ambitions if they contribute to the common good
50
Which act required that all printed material be taxed?
The Stamp Act
Thomas Hobbes said that without Government, men live in a...
"State of Nature"
The ongoing relationship between the State and Federal Government has been described as what phrase?
"An on-going negotiation"
What is the legal process in which Foreign Citizens become United States Citizens
Naturalization
Proprietary Charters are...
Given to individuals who have full governing authority over large tracts of land
It is estimated that humans crossed a land bridge from Asia to North America how many years ago?
20,000
Which Roman Philosopher said,
"a Republic can only be sustained through virtuous citizens who engage in morally upright civil conduct"
Cicero
How many states have Lieutenant Governers?
42
In this year, the Naturalization process opened for African-Americans
1870
All colonies had which governmental position that was loyal to the English Crown
Royal Governors
Thomas Jefferson borrowed ideas from the Virginia Declaration of Rights, written by who?
George Mason
John Locke said that Natural Rights protect:
Life, Liberty, and Property
Article 1, Section of the Constitution gives the Federal Government the right to regulate________
Commerce
Mr. Baartman's Secret Question
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The Southern colonies cash-crop economies were heavily dependant on what?
Slave Labor
The Proclamation Act of which year said that Colonists could not move west past the Appalachian mountains
1763
William Blackstone found 4 main rights in English Common Law, what are they?
Right of Persons, Right of things, Private wrongs(tort), Public Wrongs(crime)
There are three broad categories of Local Government, what are they?
Counties, Municipalities, Special District
To become a citizen you must...
Be 18, be lawfully admitted into the United States, have good moral character, Believe and Commit to the United States Constitution, Be able to read, write, or speak English
The Massachusets Body of liberties protected which three political rights?
Trial by jury, free elections, and the right of free men to own property
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