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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| It is important to understand the Declaration of Independence because | Its principles became the American creed |
| According to the Declaration of Independence, all men are | Endowed with certain inalienable rights |
| According to the Delcaration of Independence, governments are instituted | To secure the natural rights of the governed |
| The declaration of Independence states that | The people have a right to alter their government |
| According to the Declaration of Independence, revolution is justified by | A long train of abuses |
| According to the Declaration of Independence, the just powers of government | Are derived from the consent of the governed |
| According to the Declaration of Independence, Americans were entitled to assume their separate and equal station among the powers of the earth | by the Laws of Nature and Nature's God |
| According to the Declaration of Independence, experience has shown that | Men will tend to endure despotism if they are accustomed to it |
| According to Lincoln, the "philosophical cause" of America's free government and great prosperity is | The principle of "liberty to all" |
| According to Lincoln, the "apple of gold" | was the word "fitly spoken" |
| In his original draft of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson accused the King of determination "to keep open a market where men should be bought and sold." "Men" in this passage referred to | African men, women and children |
| In his original draft of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson accused the King of violating the most sacred rights of human nature by | Enslaving a distant people who never offended him |
| According to Jefferson, Congress removed from the Declaration of Independence his denunciation of the slave trade primarily because | South Carolina and Georgia objected |
| The final paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence include appeals to the supreme judge of the world and to divine providence. These appeals were | In Jefferson's original draft |
| According to the Declaration of Independence, all men are endwoed with unalienable rights | By their creator |
| According to Thomas Jefferson, in his May 8, 1825, letter to Henry Lee, the object or intention of the Declaration of Independence was | To express the American mind |
| According to Thomas Jefferson, in his May 8, 1825, letter to Henry Lee, the authority of the Declaration of Independence rests on | The shared opinions and sentiments of Americans |
| According to Thomas Jefferson, in his letter to Roger Weightman, June 24, 1826, all eyes are opened or opening to | The rights of man |
| According to Thomas Jefferson, in his letter to Roger Weightman, June 24, 1826, the general spread of the light of science has laid open to every view | The truth of human equality |
| According to Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address, America is dedicated to | A proposition |
| According to Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution constituted a promise that | All men would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. |
| According to Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech, "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal" | Is America's creed |
| In the Preface to his Second Treatise, Locke writes that " the consent of the people" | D-b&c Is the title to rule which King William has more fully and clearly than any prince in Christendom and Is the only title to lawful government |
| In 1 Locke summarizes the First Treatise. He states that he has shown that | There must be another way of understanding the "rise of government" |
| In 1 Locke reasons that if he doesn't "find out another rise of government" | e b&c He will give just occasion to think that all government is the product of force and violence and He will lay a foundation for perpetual disorder and mischief |
| In 3 Locke defines political power to be the right to | Regulate and preserve property |
| In 4 Locke portrays the "state all men are natually in" as a state of perfect | Equality |
| In 4 Locke portrays the " state all men are naturally in " as a state of perfect | freedom |
| In 6 Locke writes that the state of Nature | D ata has a law of nature to govern it, That the low of nature is reason, That the law of nature obliges every man |
| In 6 Locke suggests that, in " a state of liberty," man has | an obligation to preserve himself |
| In 7 Locke describes the "state of perfect equality" as one where | there is no natural "superiority or jurisdiction of one over another" |
| In 9 and 10 Locke admits that his arguments about the natural rights of punishment adn reparation may seem | a very strange doctrine to some men |
| In 12 Locke maintains that | D ata It is certain that there is a law of nature, That the law of nature will be at least as plain to a rational student of it as the positive laws of commonwealths, that the municipal law of all countries are only right so far as they are founded on the |
| In 13 Locke argues that | Absolute monarchy is worse than the state of nature` |
| In 14 Locke argues that the world never was nor will be without numbers of men in the state of nature because | All rulers of independent governments are in a state of nature |
| In 15 Locke cites which authority in support of his argument about the state of nature | The judicious Hooker |
| In 25 Locke says that | God gave the earth to mankind in common |
| In 26 Locke says | God gave the earth to man "for...support and comfort" |
| In 27 Locke says | Every man has a property in his own person |
| In 27 and 28 Locke states that | Individual apporpriation " does not depend on the express consent" of the others |
| In 29,30,31 Locke argues that | Nothing was made by God for man to spoil or destroy |
| In 32 Locke claims that | d ata God commanded man to labor, The penury of man's natural condition required him to labor, God and reason commanded man to subdue the earth |
| In 33 Locke states that improvement of the earth is appropriate if | there is enough land left over for others and it is "as good" |
| In 34 Locke claims that God gave the Earth to the use of the | rational and industrious |
| In 35 and 36 Locke affirms | Every man should have as much as he" can make use of |
| In 37, 38, and 39 Locke describes how | Private property is grounded in the concept of labor |
| In 40 and 41 Locke asserts that "tis labor that puts the difference of value on" | everything |
| In 43,44,45,46 Locke suggests that "things really useful to the life of man" | a or b come directly from "Nature and the Earth" or are made more abundant by the development of "invention and arts" |
| In 48, 49,50 and 51Locke identifies the main impact of "the invention of money" as | leading to the unequal distribution of private property |
| In 54 Locke offers the following idea that all men by nature are created equal | every man has an equal right by nature not to be subjected to the will of another |
| In 61 Locke states that | We are born free as we are born rational |
| In 63 Locke argues that | d ata Man's freedom is grounded in his having reason, Reason enables man to know the law he is to govern himself by, Parents rightly exercise authority over children until they can exercise reason |
| In 95 96 and 97 Locke argues on behalf of which combination | unanimous consent to create the community and majority consent to run the community |
| In 99 Locke states that when people leave " a state of nature and unite into a community" they are understood to give up | all necessary power to the majority of the community |
| In 119 Locke states that | man's tacit consent is sufficient to live under government |
| In 121 and 122 Locke argues that by "submitting to the laws of any country" | Man is not made a member of that society |
| In 123 Locke raises the question: why would man leave this "empire" of freedom in the State of Nature? His answer is | D ata The enjoyment of his freedom is insecure, the enjoyment of property is unsafe, the state of nature is full of fears and continual dangers |
| In 123 Locke maintains that | Most men are strict observers of equity and justice |
| In 123 and 124 which of the following is included in Locke's broad definition of property? | d ata life, liberties, estates |
| In 124 125 and 126 Locke says, "In the state of nature there are many things wanting." Which of the following is not listed as wanting? | Lunatics and idiots |
| In 155 Locke argues that the use of "force upon the people without authority" | is a state of war with the people |
| In 163 Locke states that | the end of government is the good of the community |
| In 168 Locke asks the question: "who sall be judge" of whether the prerogative power is rightly used? His answer | the peple |
| In 208 Locke maintains that with regard to distrubing the government, the "right of resistance" by the people | will not be used "suddenly" or on "slight occasions" |
| In 209 and 210 Locke points out that those in power | must realize that it is easy to avoid the suspicion of the people |
| In 220 Locke asserts that | a society can never lose its "native and original right" to self-preservation |
| In 223 Locke says that among the objections put forward against letting the people change their legislature are | d ata the people are ignorant, the people are discontented, the opinion of the people is "unsteady" |
| In 224 and 225 Locke says that | the people will "rouze themselves" in response to " a long train of abuses" |
| In 226 227 228 and 229 Locke states that his "doctrine " permittng the people to create a new legislature to provide " for thier safety" and the protection of property | Is the "best fence against rebellion" |
| In 240 241 and 242 Locke raises the question: "who shall be judge whether the Prince or the Legislative act contrary to their trust?" He answers | the people |
| In 243 Locke concludes that the Second Treatise with the following observations | D none of the above |
| Hume suggests that we should recognize that governments are founded on | accident and force |
| According to Hume, the ground for the establishment of rights and duties is | E a&b mutual consent and voluntary agreement |
| Cato elevates which of he following to a privileged position | The 1689 Bill of Rights |
| Cato claims that the English Bill of Rights includes | the rights of Englishmen |
| According to Otis | the people have both the ablility and the right to choose the form of government under which they shall live |
| Otis states that government should be founded on | necessity |
| The 1689 English Bill of Rights lists | The Rights of Englishmen |
| Among the rights listed in the English Bill of Righs are | the right to no cruel and unusual punishments |
| The Declarations and Resolves of the Continental Congress, October 14, 1774, claim rights from | d ata the immutable laws of nature, the principles of the English constitution, the colonial charters or compacts |
| The Declarations and Resolves of the Continental Congress, October 14, 1774, claim that | d a&c the people have a right to participate in their legislative council and the colonists cannot be represented in the British parliament |
| The Declarations and Resolves of the Continental Congress, October 14, 1774, "cheerfully consent" to allow the British parliament to regulate the external commerce of the colonies | e b&d from necessity of the case and to secure the commercial advantages of the empire and its members |
| Thomas Jefferson's A summary View of the Rights of British America July 1774 | d ata was written for adoption by the Virginia convention selecting delegates to the first Continental Congress, was not adopted by the Virginia Convention, was published as a pamphlet |
| Thomas Jefferson's A summary View of the Rights of British America July 1774 appeals to | e ata Rights which god and the laws have given equally to all, a right which nature has given to all men, the righs of human nature and rights derived from the laws of nature |
| Thomas Jefferson's A summary View of the Rights of British America July 1774 argues that the king | Is sovereign over the colonies because the people of the colonies consented to it |
| Alexander Hamilton, in the Farmer Refuted, 23 Feb. 1775 argues that the natural rights of mankind | Depend upon the law of nature |
| Alexander Hamilton, in the Farmer Refuted, 23 Feb. 1775 argues that man in a state of nature | Is obliged to obey the law of nature |
| Alexander Hamilton, in the Farmer Refuted, 23 Feb. 1775 argues that human laws | Are invalid when contrary to the natural law |
| Thomas Paine, in Common Sense, January 10, 1776 argues that government is | d ata At best a necessary evil, needed to supply the defect of moral virtue and the badge of innocence |
| Thomas Paine, in Common Sense, January 10, 1776 argues that | e a&c Absolute government is the disgrace of human nature, and Absolute govenment is, in one respect, better than the Constitution of England |
| Thomas Paine, in Common Sense, January 10, 1776 argues that the freedom of England depends on | the virtue fo the persons of the commons |
| Thomas Paine, in Common Sense, January 10, 1776 argues the design or end of government is | Freedom and security |
| Thomas Paine, in Common Sense, January 10, 1776 argues that in a state of natual liberty, people | will be incited to form society by a thousand motives |
| Thomas Paine, in Common Sense, January 10, 1776 argues that once people form society they | Will inevitably become remiss in their duty and attachment to one another |
| Thomas Paine, in Common Sense, January 10, 1776 argues that government by kings | e a&c Was introduced into the world by heathens and Violates the equal rights of nature |
| The Virginia Declaration of Rights, June 12, 1776, declares explicitly that all men | Have certain inherent rights of which they cannot deprive their posterity |
| The Virginia Declaration of Rights, June 12, 1776, states that | d ata The best form of government is the one capable of producing the most happiness and safety, the legislative, executive and judicial powers should be separated, It is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian live |
| The Virginia Declaration of Rights, June 12, 1776, states all but one of the following | There shall be no establishment of religion |
| The Virginia Declaration of Rights, June 12, 1776, states explicitly " all men are equally entitled" to | The free exercise of religion |
| The Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, March 2, 1780, declares all men have the right | e b&c To enjoy and defend their lives and liberties, To acquire, possess, and protect property |
| The Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, March 2, 1780, states that | e ata it is the right of all men in society publicly to worship the Suprme Being, It is the duty of all men in society pulicly to worship the Supreme Being the Massachusetts legislature may require town to pay for the public teaching of protestant doctrin |
| The Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, March 2, 1780, states that to maintain a free government | e b&c Men must frequently recur to the fundamental principles of their constitutions and Men must constantly adhere to the fundamental principles of piety, justice, moderation, temperance, industy and frugality |
| The Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, March 2, 1780, states that | d ata The people of Mass have the right to govern themsleves as a sovereign state, the people of mass will forever exercise every power and right that is not expressly delegated to the Congress of the USA, the people have a right to totally change their g |
| The Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, March 2, 1780, states that inhabitants of Mass | d ata have an equal right to elect officers for public employments, have an equal right to be elected for public employment, Can establish in their frame a government qualifications for electing and being elected |
| The Virginia Constitution, June 29, 1776, Charges George the Third with | e a&b Putting his negative on good and necessary law and taxing virginians without their consent |
| The first formal characteristic set forth in the Virginia Constitution, June 29 1776 is | the principle of separation of powers |
| In the Virginia Constitution June 29, 1776 representatives of the House of Delegates | d ata Are chosen annually, Must reside in the county or district from which they are elected and must be men |
| n the Virginia Constitution June 29, 1776 members of the Senate | d ata Will be 24 in Number, Could hold office for four years without re-election, are to be displaced by rotation |
| n the Virginia Constitution June 29, 1776 states that | e a&c All laws shall originate in the House of delegates, Money bills can only be approved or rejected by the Senate |
| n the Virginia Constitution June 29, 1776 states that the Governor | Shall be chosen by both houses of the legislature |
| n the Virginia Constitution June 29, 1776 states that | d ata the governor shall exercise the executive powers with the advice of a Council of State, The Council of State shall be chosen by a joint ballot of both houses of the assembly, That the council of Statle shall record and sign their advice and pro |
| n the Virginia Constitution June 29, 1776 provides that | The governor may embody the militia with the approval of the General Assembly |
| n the Virginia Constitution June 29, 1776 povides that delegates from Virginia to the Continental Congress | d ata Shall be chosen by joint ballot of both houses of he assembly, Shall be chosen annually, Can be superseded or recalled at any time |
| n the Virginia Constitution June 29, 1776 provide that | d ata Judges of Supreme Court of Appeals shall be appointed by joint ballot , the attorney general shall be appointed by joint ballot, Ministers of Gospel shall be incapable of being elected members of teh General assembly |
| n the Virginia Constitution June 29, 1776 | d ata Cedes to some neighboring states territories , Defines Virginia's boundaries in part according to a charter of King James I 1609, Reserves the existing legislature the right to relinquish othe territoy where separate governments might be established |
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