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1.3-1.6 Civics Rev
Review cards for the upcoming 1.5 & 1.6 test, as well as the upcoming Exemplar 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Magna Carta | Limited Government & Rule of Law (Due process) |
| Mayflower Compact | Self-Government & Social Contract |
| English Bill of Rights | Limited Monarchy & Rule of Law |
| Common Sense | Purpose of government: security of the people --> generate support for the DOI |
| John Locke | Natural Law, Natural Rights, and Social Contract |
| Montesquieu | Separation of Power and Checks and Balances |
| Thomas Jefferson | Influenced by John Locke when writing DOI |
| Stamp Act 1765 | Taxed paper products such as newspapers, legal documents, pamphlets, playing cards, etc. |
| How did the colonists respond to the Stamp Act? | They held marches and rallies against the act. They also boycotted British goods, resulting in England to repeal the act. |
| Why were the colonists upset with England? | Taxation without representation, violation of individual rights, and removal of self-government. |
| Natural Rights | Life, Liberty, and Property |
| How many branches of government do we have? | 3: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial |
| What is the purpose of checks and balances? | For one "branch" of government to check another. Making sure no "branch" abuses their powers or tries to take total control. |
| Social Contract | People and government make an agreement. |
| What did the colonists want from England? | They wanted direct participation in Parliament, among other things. |
| “We hold these truths to be self-evident, 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.” | People are born with certain rights that cannot be taken away from them. |
| That to secure [protect] these rights, Governments are instituted [created] among Men, deriving [taking] their just powers from the consent of the governed" | The government's role is to protect the people's rights. |
| That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government . . .” | If the government does not protect people's rights, the people can remove or change the government. |
| “The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.” | The King, who is equal to a tyrant, repeatedly said no and denied the colonists rights/a say in Parliament. |
| Consent of the governed | The people; government gets its power from the people |
| Who is "He" in the Declaration of Independence? | The King |
| What are the Grievances in the Declaration of Independence? | A list of all the things the King and Parliament did wrong to the colonists. |
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