Semester Final

Select the text that best illustrates the examples of unalienable rights.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, ►

that all men are created equal, that they are endowed bytheir Creator with certain unalienable Rights, ►

that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit ofHappiness. ►

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving theirjust powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomesdestructive of these ends, ►

it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute newGovernment, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as tothem shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness...."

• that all men are created equal, that they are endowed bytheir Creator with certain unalienable Rights,

• that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit ofHappiness.

• hat to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving theirjust powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomesdestructive of these ends

• t is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute newGovernment, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as tothem shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness...."

"Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"

-Declaration of Independence

Which section of the Constitution was influenced by the principle expressed in the above excerpt.

• Article 2:

  The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected as follows:

• Amendment 1:

  Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

• Article 6

  This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in

  0    Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges

  in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any state to the Contrary notwithstanding.

• Preamble

  We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish

  Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the

  general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to our selves and our Posterity. do ordain and establish this Constitution for theUnitedStates of America.

Read the quote from John Locke's 2nd treaties of Government.

 

"The only way whereby any one divest himself of his natural liberty, and puts on the bonds of civil society, is by agreeing with other men to join and unite into a community for their comfortable, safe, and peaceable living one amongst another, in a secure enjoyment of their properties, and a greater security against any, that are not of it."

 

A student is reading John Locke's Two Treaties of Government for a paper she is writing. The student is most likely writing her paper about which of these topics?

 

• the use of war by national governments

• different social contracts around the world

• the expansion of suffrage [voting] in the United States

• the use of civil disobedience In achieving equality

What term below would best represent a "doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people."

• Popular Sovereignty

• Due Process of Law

• Separation of Powers

• Natural Rights Theory

Which are the strengths of the Articles of the Confederation (more than one applies)

• Natural Rights Theory

• Created a National (Central) Government

• Lacked an Executive branch to enforce laws

• Required a unanimous vote (13/13 States) to amend the Articles

Which are the weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation (more than one applies)

• National (Central) Government didn't have the power to tax

• Lacked Judicial branch to solve disputes between states

• Lacked an Executive branch to enforce laws

• Required a unanimous vote (13/13 States) to amend the Articles

• :: Congress could declare war and make treatie_s

The Articles of Confederation represented the 

• early effort to improve United States ties to other nations 

• acceptance of British rule in the colonies 

• rejection of weaknesses in the Bill of Rights 

• first attempt at self-government in the United States as a country 

3/5 Compromise

• Created a bicameral Congress where representation in the House of Representatives

  is based on a states

  population and the Senate would have 2 Senators per state. 

• Called for a legislature where each state's representation in Congress would be based on its population

• Provided states equal representation in a one-bodied legislature

• Allowed states to count slaves as a partial person for purposes of representation

Great Compromise

• Created a bicameral Congress where representation in the House of Representatives

  is based on a states

  population and the Senate would have 2 Senators per state. 

• Called for a legislature where each state's representation in Congress would be based on its population

• Provided states equal representation in a one-bodied legislature

• Allowed states to count slaves as a partial person for purposes of representation

Virginia Plan

• Created a bicameral Congress where representation in the House of Representatives

  is based on a states

  population and the Senate would have 2 Senators per state. 

• Called for a legislature where each state's representation in Congress would be based on its population

• Provided states equal representation in a one-bodied legislature

• Allowed states to count slaves as a partial person for purposes of representation