According to John Locke’s theory of government a social contract existed between the people and which other entity?

“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” In this statement by Rousseau, what did the word “chains” represent?

Based on Montesquieu’s quote, which form of government would he most likely prefer?

Which document was published anonymously advocating that the colonists declare their independence from the British crown?

In the Magna Carta, the idea of limited government requires for the king to govern according to which of the following?

Which of the following individuals advocated a movement for sovereignty of the people, establishing a written constitution and having an effective system of governmental checks and balances?

“No country on the globe is so happily situated, or so internally capable of raising a fleet as America. Tar, timber, iron, and cordage are her natural produce. We need go abroad for nothing. Whereas the Dutch, who make large profits by hiring out their ships of war to the Spaniards and Portuguese, are obliged to import most of the materials they use. We ought to view the building a fleet as an article of commerce, it being the natural manufactory of this country.”

Which British Law required certain Colonists to allow British troops to live in their homes?

What was one immediate effect of the passage of The Stamp Act?

The diagram below describes a cause that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Which event completes this diagram?

“Whereas several of the houses of representatives in His Majesty's colonies and plantations in America have of late, against law, claimed to themselves, or to the general assemblies of the same, the sole and exclusive right of imposing duties and taxes upon His Majesty's subjects in the said colonies and plantations; and have, in pursuance of such claim, passed certain votes, resolutions, and orders derogatory to the legislative authority of Parliament, and inconsistent with the dependency of the said colonies and plantations upon the crown of Great Britain: may it therefore please Your Most Excellent Majesty that it may be declared, and be it declared by the king's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That the said colonies and plantations in America have been, are, and of right ought to be, subordinate unto, and dependent upon the imperial crown and Parliament of Great Britain; and that the king's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, of Great Britain, in Parliament assembled, had, hath, and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever.”

According to this excerpt from the 1776 Declaratory Act, the British justification for passing the law was the following

In The Declaration of Independence “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” are called “unalienable”. What is the definition of unalienable?

“The stamp-duty is so repugnant to the ideas of the people of America, that in most of the northern colonies they have obliged the stamp-officers to resign their places…” In this statement from a 1765 London Magazine what have Colonists forced stamp-officers to do.

We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

Which document contains this passage?

“For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world”

List of Grievances, excerpt from the Declaration of Independence, 1776

To which British act does the above grievance make reference?

Which of the following terms identifies a state-centered, decentralized government where the primary powers of government are held at the state level and which no president exists?

Which of the following was evident when states were given most powers during the early years of the United States?

During the years that the Articles of Confederation was the established government, which of the following was the primary reason why the relations between the states and Congress worsened?

Which statement most closely explains the following quote? “It is not necessary that the [Constitution] should be perfect; it is sufficient that [the Articles of Confederation are] more imperfect.”

James Madison

The principles of Republicanism and Individual Rights are embedded in which of the following?

One way in which the United States Constitution differed from the Articles of Confederation differed from the Articles of Confederation was that the Constitution did which of the following?

The statement below was made by President Lyndon B. Johnson during an address to the nation on March 31, 1968.

I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President. Source: Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library

Which intention of the Preamble is reflected in the statement?

Which of the following intentions of the Preamble to the Constitution is reflected in the following excerpt?

“The states of New York and New Hampshire engaged in a de facto war over Vermont. Pennsylvania hired bands of Indians (and whites dressed as Indians) to scalp persons from other states who were attempting the Wyoming valley region. States engaged in disastrous tariff wars and issued large sums of worthless currency.”

The division of authority among the three branches of government is known as?

Which branch of Government can veto bills?

The concept of Rule of Law teaches us that nobody is above the law. What can happen if a member of the legislative branch of Congress abuses his/her power and breaks the law?

Based on the passage below, from the U.S. Constitution, Article III, Section 1, which statement illustrates the limits or a check on the power of the federal courts?

“The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.”

Which group from the list below believed that a strong national government was the best way to guarantee individual rights and freedom?

During the years 1788 through 1791, Americans debated whether to ratify the constitution. During this time, the Anti-Federalists engaged in many activities to express their viewpoint on the Constitution.

Which of the following is a direct outcome of the Anti-Federalist’s activities?

What was the primary fear of the Anti-Federalists?

Read the following quote below:

“Yes, my countrymen . . . I am clearly of the opinion it is in your best interest to adopt it [the Constitution]. I am convinced that this is the safest course for your liberty, your dignity, and your happiness.”

The quote above reflects which of the following viewpoints?

In the “rule of law,” who obeys the law?

Which of the following is a reason why we have laws?

What is the basic difference between laws and rules?

Read the following quote, written by Plato around 350 B.C.E. “Where the law is subject to some other authority and has none of its own, the collapse of the state, in my view, is not far off; but if law the master of the government and the government is its slave, then the situation is full of promise and men enjoy all the blessings that the gods shower on a state.” Plato

Conclude what is the main significance of this quote?

What is the most important influence on the American legal system?

Julie was pulled over by police at 2:00 am and was charged with breaking the curfew law in her town. She was fined and released back to her parents. Which court relates to this case?

What type of law relates to when a married couple decides to get a divorce and the judge hears both sides to make a decision on how their property should be divided?

Why does this excerpt of the code of Hammurabi violate the individual rights Americans enjoy under the United States Constitution?