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Locke and Liberalism
Forms of Government
Texas Constitution
Articles of Confed. and Convention
Constitution and Convention
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This document draws on the ideas of John Locke.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
The form of government that consists of rule of the many for the benefit of all.
What is Democracy?
100
The number of constitutions that Texas has had.
What is 5?
100
This phrase is often used to describe the Articles of Confederation.
What is "The League of Friendship?
100
The Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
200
These groups in our society would be considered under the umbrella of liberalism.
What is Liberals, Conservatives, and Moderates?
200
The two names for government consisting of people involved with government through elected representatives.
What are Representative Democracy and Republic?
200
This location of the Bill of Rights in the Texas Constitution.
What is Article I?
200
The Articles of Confederation were created by the ______. The Constitution was created by the ______.
What are states, people?
200
Issues that pushed colonists toward the Revolution.
What is - Britain wanted colonies to contribute to the economic well-being of England - taxation?
300
The ideology that includes the defense of the status quo, and preference of gradual change, limited government, and regulation of social behavior.
What is Conservative?
300
Challenges to our Democratic Society.
What are: -failure to appreciate benefits of a politically and financially stable government, -citizenry that is largely negative, even hostile, about government and public officials, -constant criticism of the US, politicians, media, policies, -the gap between democratic theory and the real world?
300
Key points of the Texas Bill of Rights.
What are: - 5 freedoms - trial by jury extended to every offense - rights are stated positively - right to bear arms, but can be regulated - right to abolish the government - Equal Rights Amendment adopted 1972 - weak on voting rights?
300
The six reasons (from slides) that the Articles of Confederation failed.
What are: - no national identity - very difficult to amend - states issued their own money - congress lacked power to regulate interstate/foreign commerce - no executive branch - no national power to tax?
300
Key people at the Constitutional Convention.
Who are: James Madison, Ben Franklin, George Washington?
400
The most important values of our political culture.
What are Rule of law, Freedom, Liberty, Equality, Popular Sovereignty, Social Contract, majority Rule, and Individualism.
400
The ways in which our view of democracy has changed over time.
What is a positive meaning only in the last century?
400
Weaknesses and ideas for improvement on the Texas Constitution.
What are: - strengthen the governorship - allow for a full-time legislature - change the method by which judges are selected. Also, clean up documents to deal with overlapping jurisdictions, conflicting provisions, etc. - remove out-of-date provisions in the voting rights section - allow counties to enact ordinances?
400
The reason that the word "slave" is (or is not) in the Constitution.
What is: disagreement between the northern and southern states regarding slavery. People in the Constitution are referred to as "free person" and "all other persons." States could not agree on the terms of slavery, and southerners refused to ratify the Constitution if it abolished slavery. Congress was prohibited from abolishing it until 20 years later. ?
400
The Three-Fifths (3/5) Compromise.
What is the compromise that counted 3/5 of all non-free people towards the population of a state, to be used towards determining representation?
500
Major ideas of John Locke and the way they affected our political culture.
What are the following ideas? Human beings are rational and think reasonably. Human beings are equal in the state of nature. All human beings have certain rights that cannot be taken away. Every person has property in their own person, and whatever they mix their labor with becomes their property. Society is ongoing, but government can be dissolved.
500
The four forms of government, with the definitions and example of each.
What are: -Monarchies - the ruler inherits the position through birth -Totalitarian - rule by tyrants for the benefit of the ruler -Oligarchy - rule by few people who act in their own interest -Democracy - rule of the many for the benefit of all?
500
The four themes that dominated the convention (for the Constitution of 1876) and resulting document.
What are: - strong popular control of state government - serious limits on the powers of government - no income tax without public approval - promotion of rural and agrarian interests?
500
The 5 areas of agreement among the delegates at the Constitutional Convention.
What are: - desire for a republic - belief in the idea of the social contract and that the people would create the government - agreement on national supremacy - agreement on separation of powers and chess and balances - belief in rule of law?
500
Compromises made regarding the Presidency.
What is the Electoral College and the absence of a plural executive?