Chapter 2 Review

What was the significance of the Magna Carta?

• Outlined idea of popular sovereignty

• It declared independence from England

• It established the principle of representative government

• It established the principle of limited government

Identify John Locke and his writings

• Advocate for absolute monarchy

• Advocate for the social contract theory

• Author of Two Treatises of Government

• Author of Leviathan

Identify Thomas Hobbes and his writings

• Advocate for absolute monarchy

• Advocate for the social contract theory

• Author of Two Treatises of Government

• Author of Spirit of Law

Identify Rousseau and his writings

• Advocate for absolute monarchy

• Advocate for the social contract theory

• Author of Two Treatises of Government

• Author of Spirit of Law

Identify Montesquieu and his writings

• Advocate for absolute monarchy

• Advocate for the social contract theory

• Author of Spirit of Law

• Author of Leviathan

What are Unalienable Rights?

• Rights that cannot be taken away or denied

• Rights that are granted by the government

• Rights that are temporary and can be revoked

• Rights that are specific to certain groups

What was the Articles of Confederation?

• A document that established the powers of the Congress

• A document that established the powers of the Supreme Court

• A document that outlined the powers of the President

• A document that established the first national government of the United States

Virginia Plan v. New Jersey Plan?

• Virginia Plan favored small states, New Jersey Plan favored large states

• Virginia Plan favored large states, New Jersey Plan favored small states

• Virginia Plan proposed a unicameral legislature, New Jersey Plan proposed a bicameral legislature

• Virginia Plan proposed a bicameral legislature, New Jersey Plan proposed a unicameral legislature

Define limited government

• Government restricted in what it may do

• Government should serve the will of the people

• Government regulates affairs among people

• Government has the right to make public policy

Which colony allowed the residents to elect their governor?

• Royal Colony

• Proprietary Colony

• Charter Colony

• Daniel Shay's Colony