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Historical Found. US
US Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the Magna Carta? | A statement of rights and privileges for British noblemen |
| According Locke, when the government tramples over the lives, liberties, and estates of the people, the people have the right to | rebel |
| According to Locke, people submit themselves to | the legislators |
| Which of the following statements correctly describes the relationship between the Magna Carta and the US Constitution? | The Magna Carta lists rights that were applicable only to noblemen, while the rights ennumerated in the Constitution apply to all citizens. |
| Locke's Second Treatise argues that the best defense against rebellion is | the ability to install a new legislature. |
| The Declaration of Independence | Includes ideas and principles found in John Locke's Second Treatise AND details the ways in which the British government had violated principles found in the Magna Carta. |
| Colonists used the Magna Carta to justify their | opposition to new taxes |
| Which of the following statements reflects John Locke's probable opinion of the Declaration of Independence? | John Locke would have likely supported the Declaration of Independence because the English government had violated its "contract" with the colonists. |
| Whose interpretation of the rights enumerated in the Magna Carta played a significant role in the ideology of the American colonists? | Edward Coke |
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