Govt ACP review 1

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Which philosopher's ideas about unalienable rights influenced Thomas Jefferson when drafting the Declaration of Independence?

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John Locke

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What does it mean for a King to have Divine Right?

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Rules by the power and blessing of God.

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Theory that by contract, people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order and the state, in return, agrees to protect its citizens.

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social contract

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Believed that without government people would resort to a “state of nature” where life would be “nasty, brutish, and short.”

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Thomas Hobbes

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A plan that provides the rules for government.

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constitution

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The first document that explained how the original 13 states would be governed

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Articles of Confederation

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The Supremacy Clause states that

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federal laws are superior to state laws

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The division of power between a central government and state governments is called

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federalism

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The central government of the United States is called the 

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federal government

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Under the Articles of Confederation, which of the following is NOT true? Each state was considered an independent country, Each state could print its own money, Each state could send and receive ambassadors.

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Congress had the power to tax