Foundations of the Constitution

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The idea of Natural Rights can be attributed to who?

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John Locke

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What were the Articles of Confederation?

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The first system of government after the Revolution.

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The Articles of Confederation were structured the way they were because the former colonies feared...

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a strong government

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One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.

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The inability of Congress to tax.

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What are the three inalienable rights that all people have? Options: Food, Shelter, and Clothing; Life, Liberty and Death; Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

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What is the main purpose of government? Options: To protect the rights of the people, To protect the life of people's things, To give people things

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To protect the rights of the people

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What was the purpose of the Declaration? Options: to declare independence from France., to declare independence from Germany., to declare independence from Cuba., to declare independence from England

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to declare independence from England

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The phrase "No Taxation without Representation" was shouted by colonists who felt what?

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That they had no voice in Parliament.

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Our Founding Fathers invented all the ideas that shaped the American system of government.

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False

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This document affirms the equality of all citizens (all men are created equal).

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Declaration of Independence