Civics Literacy Review #1

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Which philosophical movement best reflects the ideals in the passage: "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."? Options: Transcendentalism, Reformation, Progressivism, Enlightenment

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Enlightenment

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Which document influenced the aims and strategies of the authors of the Declaration of Sentiments? Options: Northwest Ordinance, Articles of Confederation, U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence

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Declaration of Independence

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Which political philosopher's ideas are best represented in the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Hobbes, Ethan Allen, John Locke, James Madison

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John Locke

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Why did colonists living under British rule protest British tax policies?

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The colonists claimed that the tax policies violated their political rights.

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In the Mayflower Compact, Plymouth settlers pledged to unite into "a civil body politic" and agreed to make and abide by laws that "insured the general Good of the Colony." For which founding document did this set a precedent?

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U.S. Constitution

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Which person is considered to be the principal author of the U.S. Constitution?

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James Madison

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Government by the people and the separation of powers are the main principles of which founding document?

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U.S. Constitution

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Which document contains a clause that may have served as an inspiration for the Thirteen Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Northwest Ordinance, Federalist Papers?

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Northwest Ordinance

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What impact has the Mayflower Compact had on modern understanding of the purpose of government in the United States? Options: The government should protect the property of influential citizens. The government should provide equal protection under the law. The government should advance the goals of the elite. The government should establish religious unity.

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The government should provide equal protection under the law.

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What was the result of the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?

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Congress would have two houses, one in which state representation was based on population and one in which all states had equal representation.