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civics chapter 4 tes
civics chap. 4 review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| traditions passed down to us from generation to generation | heritage |
| a group of people chosen to make the laws | Legislature |
| a document given permission to create a government | charter |
| During the colonial era, which group of people were able to vote and hold office? | only white men who owned a certain amount of land |
| Religion was closely tied to government during the colonial period. What was the main religion? | Christianity |
| What made religious freedom different then as opposed to today? | Different religious beliefs meant you may belong to any CHRISTIAN church not non Christian |
| Who founded the colony of Rhode Island in 1636 because he critized church members. He allowed religious beliefs in his colony. | Roger Williams |
| Who was jailed but later found not guilty because what he printed in his newspaper was the truth? This case lead many colonist to expand the Freedom of the press. | John Zenger |
| Abuse of power | Tyranny |
| The colonist got the idea of a direct democracy from? | Ancient Greece (Athens) |
| form of government in which laws are made directly by the citizens | direct democracy |
| What would be an example as to how the colonists practiced direct democracy? | voting, holding town meetings to discuss local issues |
| a government in which representatives were elected to make laws | Republic |
| The colonists got the idea to form a republic from? | Ancient Rome |
| This was created in 1215 which outlined the rights of English noblemen and its citizens in which it also included the idea of natural rights. | Magna Carta |
| This was established in 1689 which further limited the power of the monarch and protected against tyranny | English Bill of Rights |
| This person came up with the idea of natural Rights | John Locke |
| This person came up with the idea of separation of powers | Montesquieu |
| Rights we are born with that can not be taken away | natural rights |
| dividing the government power among the 3 branches | separation of powers |
| What year did the first Continental Congress meet in which they decided to cut off trade with England? | 1774 |
| When did the Second Continental Congress meet? | 1775 |
| Thomas Paone published what pamphlet in 1776? | "Common Sense" |
| When was the Declaration of Independence signed? | July 4, 1776 |
| Who drafted the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What are the 3 branches of government? | Executive, Legislative, Judicial |
| This was the first Constitution to the U.S, which was drawn up in 1777? | Articles of Confederation |
| a written plan a government | Constitution |
| Ratified means to have something?? | approved |
| Under the Articles of Confederation, which 2 branches were not included on the national level? | Executive and Judicial |
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