Warm Up 10/17/19 Historical Document Review Prt 1

" We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal: that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"  this quoatation shows that certain ideas in the D of I reflect

• the principles underlying most European governments of the 1700s
• adaptations of the laws of Spanish colonial governments in North America
• adoptions of rules used by the Holy Roman Empire
• philosophies of the European Enlightenment

Which phrase from the D of I most clearly reflects the idea that the people are the source of government?

• "...that all men are created equal..."
• "...all men are ... endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights..."
• "deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."
• "...governments long established should not be changed for light and transient reasons

Which of the following is NOT a grievance in the D of I

• The king refused to take away the colonists right to their own representation.

• The king took away the colonists right to trial by jury

• The king granted writ's of assistance

• The king refused petitions for redress of grievances.

According to Enligthenment thinkers the purpose of govenrment is to

• protect people's natural rights
• provide equal opportunities for all citizens
• devend the nation against foreign invasions
• establish a system of free public education

The first constitution of the United States was called

• the U.S. Constitution
• the Declaration of Independence
• the Articles of Confederation
• the Northwest Ordinance

All of the following were weaknesses or flaws of the Articles of Confederation except

• it created three branches of government with specific duties
• it did not give the national government an effective power to tax
• 9 of 13 states were needed to pass a law which proved difficult
• it did not allow the national government to raise an army

The Articles of Confederation did not have a method to ensure laws were carried out in the states.  The Constitution corrected this by

• giving each state authority to make its own separate laws
• creating a strong president to settle disputes between the states
• creating a new law making process that required all states to agree
• creating an executive branch to enforce the laws