For the test on Monday, February 13th
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| Which English philosopher thought most people agood and will do the right thing? | Locke
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| Which English philosopher thought most people are bad and will do the wrong thing? | Hobbes
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| Locke or Hobbes? People need more rights? | Locke
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| Locke or Hobbes? People should be able to have guns? | Locke
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| Locke or Hobbes? The government should control the people? | Hobbes
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| Locke or Hobbes? Would probably be a Democrat or a liberal today? | Locke
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| Lock or Hobbes? The government shouldn't force people to wear their seatbelts? | Locke
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| Locke or Hobbes? If the government is doing bad things, you should overthrow it? | Locke
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| Locke or Hobbes? Welfare and Social Security checks are bad? | Hobbes
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| Locke or Hobbes? We should only pay very few taxes? | Locke
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| Heritage | Traditions passed down through generations
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| Legislature | People who make law
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| Charter | Document that gives permission to make a government
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| Tyranny | Abuse of power
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| Why did the American colonists have such an unusual degree of self-government? | They had rights in England and England didn’t really govern them closely
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| Who could vote in colonial America? | Rich, white, land-owning men
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| Which three European countries controlled colonies in North America circa 1700? (map p. 86) | Spain, England, France
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| Why did the Puritans in New England set up public schools? | To teach people so they could read the Bible
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| Why was Zenger put in jail? | He wrote an article accusing the governor of tyranny
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| What was the outcome of the Zenger trial? | He was found not-guilty
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| Which freedom was secured thanks to the Zenger trial? | Press
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| Direct democracy | Everyone votes on everything
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| Republic | People vote for people who make the laws
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| Natural rights | Rights you are born with
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| Separation of powers | Having three branches of government that are separate
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| What does Magna Carta mean (translate to)? | Great Charter
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| Which group had power under the Magna Carta? | Nobles
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| Why was the Magna Carta important? | It was the first time the King was not above the law
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| Which civilization was the first direct democracy? First republic? | Direct – Athens, Republic - Rome
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| Two freedoms from English Bill of Rights: | Right to trial by jury and right to petition the government
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| Who came up with natural rights? Separation of powers? Where was each from? | Natural rights – Locke (England), Separation of powers – Montesquieu (France)
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| King John – | King that was forced to sign the Magna Carta
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| Compact | A written agreement to govern for the common good
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| Ratification | To make official
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| What was the colonists’ problem with Parliament? | They weren’t treated like real English citizens.
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| How did England restrict the colonists’ trade? | They only let the colonists trade with them.
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| Why did England have to raise taxes on the colonists? | They had debts from the French and Indian War
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| What was the important document written at the Second Continental Congress? | Declaration of Independence
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| Who proposed a vote for independence at the Second Continental Congress? Who was really behind it? | Richard Henry Lee, John Adams
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| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Jefferson
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| What does the Declaration of Independence say the American citizens should do if the government becomes destructive? | Overthrow it
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