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The Colonial Experiance
Roots of American Government
Moving Toward Nationhood
Tough Questions
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traditions passed down to us from generation to generation
What is heritage
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the abuse of power
What is tryanny
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the citizens themselves make laws in this form of government
What is direct democracy
100
this document outlined why colonists wanted to seperate from England
What is Declaration of Independence
100
Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights protected against
What is tyranny
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people are born with these and no government can take them away
What is natural rights
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a group of people chosen to make laws
What is legislature
200
the citizens elect represenatives to make laws in this form of government
What is republic
200
under Articles of Confereration most of the power belonged to
What is the states
200
natural rights are peoples rights to 3 things ex
What is life liberty and property
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approval
What is ratification
300
What freedoms has it roots in the colonial time period? Name two out of 3
What is freedom of religion freedom of the press freedom of speech
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to vote in the colonies you were required to
What is be white, own land, and be a man
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purpose of Articles was to
What is create a united national government
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Montesquieu idea of dividing authority among three branches in government is called
What is seperation of power
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division of government between judicial, legislative, and executive branch
What is seperation of power
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An arguement for freedom of the press was made during the 1735 trial of who
What is Peter Zenger
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the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
What is listed basic freedoms
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the colonists and England disagreed about which of the following trade, taxation, representation or all the above
What is all the above
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to protect against tyranny each state constitution
What is limited governor's term formed a powerful legislature set up a three branch government
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a written agreement to make and obey laws for the welfare of the group
What is compact
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the colonists wanted their freedom because royal governors tried to
What is ignore the colonists rights
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American colonist were unlike people in most colonies because
What is the did have some rights. their legislatives
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After Shay's rebellion colonist wanted
What is a stronger national government
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Writers Locke and Montesquieu inspired the colonists with the ideas of
What is natural rights and seperation of power