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Government & Economics Review

Part II

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Jefferson on

LockeUnit II Voc.

Declarationof

Independence

Articles of

ConfederationConstitution

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 This "unalienable" right, stated in the Declaration of Independence, is the right of Americans to pursue personal fulfillment, so long as they do not infringe on the

rights of others.

What is the “pursuit of

happiness”?

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This right was asserted in the Declaration of Independence

to justify separation from Britain and the overturning

of the authority of King

George III.   

What is “right to revolution”?

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“refusing to assent to lawsnecessary for the public

good” is an example of one of these, which makes up the third part of the Declaration

What are grievances?

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Jefferson also served in this colonial

Virginia legislature, the first in the

colonies

What is the House of Burgesses?

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This principle states that both those

who govern and the governed must

obey the law

What is the rule of law?

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This is the right to vote

What is suffrage?

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Many colonies experienced abuses by crown-appointed

judges and governors causing state constitutions provided for

government in which the legislative branch had ultimate

power said to have this.

What is legislative supremacy?

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A legislative assembly that meets to debate issues rather

than make laws quickly  

What is deliberative body?

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This idea was prevalent in early modern Europe that

monarchs derive their authority directly from God

What is the divine right?

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A form of government in which a written, unwritten,

or partly written constitution serves as a higher or fundamental law that

everyone, including those in power, must obey.

What is a constitutional government ?

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These fundamental rights that cannot be taken away by government or another entity.

What are unalienable

rights?

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The natural rights concept that

ultimate political authority rests with

the people.

What is popular sovereignty?

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According to Aristotle, this is the right form of

government by a few people

What is an aristocracy?

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Jefferson uses this phrase to explain that

natural rights philosophy is clear for all to

understand

What is “self-evident”?

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This 3-word Latin phrase translates to “Thus always to tyrants” and appears on the

Virginia state seal as well on the t-shirt of Oklahoma City bomber

Timothy McVeigh in his mug-shot

What is “sic semper tyrannis”?

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The Articles only provided for one branch of federal government, this branch

represented by Congress

What is the Legislative Branch?

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This armed revolt by Massachusetts farmers

seeking relief from debt and mortgage foreclosures

exposed weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.  

What is Shays’ Rebellion?

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This law was one of the few successes of the Articles and

provided guidelines new states to be admitted into the

Union as well as public education and forbade

slavery.

What is the Northwest

Ordinance?

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This is the vote that was required to amend the

Articles of Confederation

What is a 13/13ths?

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This state refused to send delegates to the

Philadelphia Convention believing that their

absence would prevent the Articles from being

amended.

What is Rhode Island?

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This portion of the US Constitution

describes the plan of government.

What are the Articles?

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Congress is forbidden from passing these laws which punish specific individuals

without a trial by jury

What are bills of attainder?

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Congress is forbidden from passing these laws that punish for something

done when it was not against the law.

What is an ex post facto law?

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This Section of the Constitution defines the expressed powers of the

legislative branch

What is Article I, Section 8?

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This Section of the Constitution defines the

denied powers of the legislative branch

What is Article I, Section 9?

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