Foundations Unit 1 LT 1-4

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Which philosopher believed that before governments, humans lived in a "state of nature" where people's lives were "selfish, poor, nasty, brutish, and short"?

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Thomas Hobbes

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Which English philosopher coined the phrase "Life, Liberty, and Property" as natural rights that every individual is born with?

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John Locke

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Which philosopher proposed the idea of three branches of government to limit corruption and break up the powers held by the government itself?

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Baron De Montesquieu

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Which philosopher encouraged the idea of popular sovereignty where the general will of the people governs the nation? (Majority Rules)

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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The document that held a list of grievances against King George III of England and formally declared the American colonies an independent nation.

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Declaration of Independence

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The reason why the Articles of Confederation did not allow the federal government to impose taxes directly on citizens is because...

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Fear from the way England put harsh taxes on goods leading up to the American Revolution

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What does this political cartoon represent?

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The overwhelming issues of the Articles of Confederation that led to it's downfall.

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the amendment process required a ________ vote to change the document. Making it very difficult to make those alter anything in the Articles.

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13/13

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Which group proposed and supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution?

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Federalists

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Select the group that claimed the U.S. Constitution wouldn't do enough to protect people's natural rights- and therefore proposed a Bill of Rights be added.

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Anti-Federalists