What did many American colonists use Thomas Paine's Common Sense to justify?
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Acts of sabotage against British merchants
Declaring independence from Britain
Joining the army instead of the militia
Supporting the British monarchy
The diagram describes a cause that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence . Which action completes the diagram?
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British eliminate all taxes on colonists
Colonists vote to elect new member of Parliament
British ignore colonist grievances
Colonist send troops to Britain in protest
The Declaration of Independence included these complaints:
- Taxation without representation
- Limiting judicial powers
- Quartering Troops
- Dissolving legislature
Which complaint should be added to this list?
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Requiring colonists to send representation to Parliament
Suspending trial by jury in many cases
Ordering colonists to move from Native American land
Allowing the wealthy to avoid local laws
The passage below was written by John Locke in his Second Treatise of Civil Government.
Government being for the preservation of every man's right and property, by preserving him from the violence of injury of others, is for the good of the governed.
Based on this passage, with which complaint in the Declaration of Independence would John Locke agree?
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He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people...
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
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The government did not have a separate judicial branch.
The states could not print their own currency.
The president was able to spend taxes freely.
The government had too much power over trade.
How did the U.S. Constitution address the problem under the Articles of Confederation that Congress had no power to ensure its laws were followed by the states?
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It created an executive branch to enforce laws
It gave each state sovereign authority over its laws
It required the president to resolve disputes between states.
It required unanimous consent of states to create new laws.
What does the phrase "insure domestic tranquility" in the Preamble of the Constitution mean?
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Give land to the homeless
Fight wars on foreign soil
Keep the homeland at peace
Provide citizens with insurance
This diagram shows the purpose of government according to the Preamble of the Constitution. Which phrases complete the diagram?
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depends on people; serve the people
depends on law; maintain the law
depends on legislators; serve legislators
. depends on liberty; maintain those liberties
These boxes describe two events relating to the U.S. government.
What constitutional principles are demonstrated in examples A and B?
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Example A: checks and balances; Example B: separation of powers
Example A: checks and balances; Example B: judicial review
Example A: separation of powers; Example B: individual rights
Example A: separation of powers; Example B: checks and balances
Example A: separation of powers; Example B: checks and balances
ANSWER ALL OF THEM IN A LIST
1. Many American colonists used Thomas Paine's Common Sense to justify declaring independence from Britain.
2. The action that completes the diagram describing a cause that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence is "British ignore colonist grievances."
3. The complaint that should be added to the list in the Declaration of Independence is "Suspending trial by jury in many cases."
4. Based on the passage from John Locke in his Second Treatise of Civil Government, John Locke would agree with the complaint in the Declaration of Independence - "He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power."
5. A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that the government did not have a separate judicial branch.
6. The U.S. Constitution addressed the problem under the Articles of Confederation that Congress had no power to ensure its laws were followed by the states by creating an executive branch to enforce laws.
7. The phrase "insure domestic tranquility" in the Preamble of the Constitution means to keep the homeland at peace.
8. The completed diagram shows the purpose of government according to the Preamble of the Constitution as "depends on people; serve the people" and "depends on law; maintain the law."
9. The constitutional principles demonstrated in examples A and B are:
- Example A: separation of powers
- Example B: checks and balances
AND THEY HAVE TO BE ANSWERS LISTED
1. Many American colonists used Thomas Paine's Common Sense to justify declaring independence from Britain.
2. The action that completes the diagram describing a cause that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence is "British ignore colonist grievances."
3. The complaint that should be added to the list in the Declaration of Independence is "Suspending trial by jury in many cases."
4. Based on the passage from John Locke in his Second Treatise of Civil Government, John Locke would agree with the complaint in the Declaration of Independence - "He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power."
5. A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that the government did not have a separate judicial branch.
6. The U.S. Constitution addressed the problem under the Articles of Confederation that Congress had no power to ensure its laws were followed by the states by creating an executive branch to enforce laws.
7. The phrase "insure domestic tranquility" in the Preamble of the Constitution means to keep the homeland at peace.
8. The completed diagram shows the purpose of government according to the Preamble of the Constitution as "depends on people; serve the people" and "depends on law; maintain the law."
9. The constitutional principles demonstrated in examples A and B are:
- Example A: separation of powers
- Example B: checks and balances