Unit 1 Foundations of Government and U.S. Consitution Test

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What, according to John Locke in The Second Treatise of Government (1690), were the basic rights that natural law protects?

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life, liberty & property

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The philosopher that believed that natural rights are protected in the social contract by consent of the governed was

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Locke

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The Declaration of Independence was

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an explanation for our break from Britain which included a list of grievances (complaints) against King George’s use of power

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The natural rights listed in the Declaration of Independence included all of the following EXCEPT: life, liberty, pursuit of happiness.

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property

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The rights that John Locke identified as being unique to every human being (life, liberty, property) are known as

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Natural Rights

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What is a unicameral legislature?

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a lawmaking body with a single house of elected representatives

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Prior to ratification, which characteristic of the Constitution most concerned the Anti-Federalists? Options: The fact that individual rights and states’ rights were not protected, The separation of powers in the three branches of government, The fact that the states still had the most power, The process that would be required to amend the Constitution

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The fact that individual rights and states’ rights were not protected

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How did the Federalists get the Anti-Federalists to ratify the Constitution?

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They promised to add a Bill of Rights.

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Why was the process to change, or amend, the Articles of Confederation a significant challenge?

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It would be extremely difficult to get unanimous approval from the States, which was required to amend the Articles.

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According to the Declaration of Independence, from where does the government receive its power?

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Consent of the governed