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Know Your Rights
100
According to Locke, before there were laws and government, people would pursue their natural rights at whatever costs. In what place would they pursue these rights?
What is State of Nature?
100
In the United States, citizens rule. This means we have what type of government? (Think Greece)
What is a democracy?
100
The Declaration of Independence was written to
What is to Declare Independence from England?
100
The beginning of the Constitution
What is the Preamble
100
The Constitution has been amended, or changed, 27 times. The first ten amendments are called
What is the Bill of Rights
200
In order to protect these rights, people must
What is enter into a Social Contract?
200
Who rules in a monarchy?
What is royalty? A King, Queen, prince, OR princess
200
When the government no longer does its job, what is your right?
What is to alter or abolish it, and institute new government
200
When each branch has some power over the actions of another branch
What are Checks and Balances?
200
Alex is riding down the street when a police officer pulls him over and asks to search his car. What does the officer need in order to search his car?
What is a warrant
300
Governments are created by a social contract in order to
What is protect the people and their rights?
300
Why is the United States is considered a representative democracy
What is because we elected our leaders to make decisions for us
300
The name of our current Social Contract
What is The Constitution
300
The President has the power to appoint judges. Who's checking who?
What is the Executive checking the Judicial
300
The Supreme Court has ruled that giving the death penalty to people under the age of 18 is a violation of their rights/protection. What right is the Supreme Court talking about?
What is the ban on cruel and unusual punishment
400
According to Hobbes, why might living in a State of Nature be a bad thing?
What is there would be constant war
400
How is State of Nature and Anarchy similar?
What is there are no rules or government in either
400
Why is the Constitution Considered our Social Contract?
What is it forms our government and protects our rights
400
The Congress overrides a Presidential veto. Who is checking whom?
What is Legislative checking Executive
400
Francisco's family just received a letter from AASD telling them a new elementary school will be built where his home is. Francisco and his family go to court to stop AASD from putting them out their home. Unfortunately the judge rules that the government can take your property; however the government must do something in return.
What is pay him and his family for their home Eminent Domain
500
Locke said we had three natural rights. What are those rights and their meanings?
What is Life (right to survive), Property (right to things to help you survive), liberty (Freedom)
500
The King would take colonists money without allowing them a say.
What is taxation without representation
500
Until the Constitution was approved, the document that established and defined the government of the United States was the
What is Articles of Confederation
500
The powers of our government are split among three different branches
What is Separation of Powers
500
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances Tell me three rights listed in this amendment, all five for double jeopardy
What is Speech, Religion, Press, Protest, Petition Government