Philosophy
This man created the idea of the "State of Nature" and the "Social Contract"?
Thomas Hobbes
This war pitted the King of Britain against the British Parliament?
The Glorious Revolution
Define a primary document?
A source that was written at the time of the event
This document established the "Rule of Law"?
The Magna Carta
3 authors of the Declaration of Independence?
Jefferson, Adams, & Franklin
Believed that the best form of government was a direct democracy?
Rousseau
To protect their rights as British Citizens against King James I and Charles II what did the British Parliament do?
Invited William & Mary of Orange to invade England and if they won could become king and queen
What three rights are "inalienable" according to Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
According to Aristotle, name a type of government that he considered to be corrupt?
Democracy, Tyranny, and Oligarchy
Religious freedom and land
Describe Montesquieu's idea of government.
Three branches of government where each branch would check the others so that not one branch would become too powerful
Describe the writ of Habeas Corpus
You have the right to be told why you are being held prisoner
According to John Dickinson, what were the two problems with the Stamp Act?
It raised money for no legitimate purpose and it forbade trading with any other country.
According to British history, what is the role and purpose of a Constitution?
To limit the powers of government
Explain the duality of Jefferson's line in the Declaration of Independence "All men are created equal" with Jefferson's personal stance on slavery.
Jefferson believed that all men have natural rights but that slavery was a necessary evil that the Congress would not be able to banish at the same time as declaring independence.
Why did the founders believe that direct democracy would fail?
Minority rights and property rights would not be protected
Explain two events that happened within the colonies that led to the creation of the Continental Congress.
Quartering troops, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Townshend Acts, Stamp Act
Explain John Dickinson's view of being a British Citizen at a time when the British Parliament was "illegally" taxing the colonists?
Though Dickinson believed that the taxes were illegal they did not have the right to declare independence and instead needed to protect their rights within the British system.
Explain the purpose of the "Olive Branch Petition"
Was a last ditch effort to beg the king to protect the rights of colonists and to bring peace between the colonists and the British government.
Explain the impact the French & Indian War had on the beginnings of "Acts" on the colonists.
The colonists asked the British to rid western lands of Indians and French traders so that the colonists could expand into those lands. The British were broke after the war and needed to pay off debts from the French & Indian Wars and started to tax the colonists.
Explain Hobbes idea of the ideal government.
Believed in an absolute monarchy to keep social order
Describe the Mayflower Compact and explain its role for America?
The Mayflower Compact was a document signed by those aboard the Mayflower as it settled in Cape Cod, MA and established self-government for these first settlers.
"We are but parts of a whole; and therefore there must exist a power somewhere, to preside, and preserve the connection in due order. This power is lodged in the parliament; and we are as much dependent on Great Britain, as a perfectly free people can be on another." Summarize what Dickinson is writing here?
The colonies are part of the British empire and not independent states. The British Parliament is there to preserve order among the population and to protect the rights of citizens. We are as free any person on Earth under the British government.
Apply the idea of "Rule of Law" to an example in contemporary history.
Nixon, Clinton, Trump
Apply the idea of the following to today's American governmental system "That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
If we as American citizens begin to have our rights infringed or taken away we have the legitimate right to overthrow our government and to institute a new form of government that will better protect our rights.