24/25 - CIV U1 - Foundations of Government

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Both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights...

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listed basic freedoms

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Writers Locke and Montesquieu inspired the colonists with the ideas of...

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natural rights and separation of powers

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Which document outlined the reasons the colonists separated from England?

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Declaration of Independence

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All of the following limit government's power EXCEPT... checks & balances, priority of federal law, federalism, separation of powers

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federalism

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The Bill of Rights drew on all of the following EXCEPT the...

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Declaration of Independence

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Citizen's rights are often difficult to interpret because the Bill of Rights...

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is a broad description of rights

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The Pilgrims created the Mayflower Compact in order to...

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Establish an orderly community

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John Locke believed that the government had an obligation to the people it governed to protect their natural rights. If the government failed to do this, then the people had the right to...

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Overthrow the government

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This statement from the Declaration of Independence indicates that government has a responsibility to...

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Respond to the will of the people

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In his pamphlet " Common Sense," Thomas Paine presented the argument that...

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It was logical to separate from England.