Government_Ch2_Homework-2

=**Government Chapter 2 Homework #2**=

1. The Magna Carta article #39 says "//No free-man shall be seized, or imprisoned, or dispossessed, or outlawed, or in any way destroyed; nor will we condemn him, nor will we commit him to prison, excepting by the legal judgment of his peers, or by the laws of the land."// This is similar to what American right today? (A) freedom to assemble (B) own property (C) trial by jury (D) right to an attorney (E) all (F) none

2. In his Second Treatise of Government, John Locke writes "//The only way whereby anyone divests himself of his Natural Liberty, and puts on the bonds of Civil Society is by agreeing with other men to join and unite into a community, for their comfortable, safe, and peaceable living one amongst another in a secure enjoyment of their properties..."// Why do people want to form governments according to Locke? (A) to help with jobs (B) to be financially taken care of (C) they don't, some seize power (D) to keep safe (E) all (F) none

3. What evidence was there that the colonists saw rule of law as important? (A) they felt the king was committing acts of tyranny (B) they felt British rules were against the law (C) they didn't like the size of the British army (D) they pushed to impeach the king (E) all (F) none

4. How is it evident that the colonists saw a need for government? (A) they didn't want to overthrow it (B) they formed one to fight the Revolution (C) they formed one in the Declaration of Independence (D) each colony had an elected legislature and officials (E) all (F) none

5. Why was the Great Awakening necessary for the American Revolution? (A) it raised an army to fight (B) it led the Second Continental Congress (C) it protested taxation without representation (D) it taught they colonists that all were equal in the eyes of God (E) all (F) none

6. George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards preached (A) Evangelicalism (B) Enlightenment philosophy (C) independence (D) how to be good citizens (E) all (F) none

7. Shays' Rebellion helped show problems with...(A) the Articles of Confederation (B) the king's power (C) taxation without representation (D) the British taxes (E) all (F) none

8. Why were there major economic problems for the colonists during the Revolution and after under the Articles of Confederation? (A) the money was losing value due to printing so much (B) no jobs available (C) a drought hurt the crops hurting the farmers (D) the stock market crashed (E) all (F) none

9. At the Constitutional Convention, which issue was a heated topic for Southern delegates? (A) representation (B) slavery (C) taxation (D) state power (E) all (F) none

10. What was the biggest argument of the Anti-Federalists? (A) they wanted less state power (B) the Constitution denied some Americans the right to vote (C) the Constitution didn't address the slavery problem (D) the Constitution didn't have a Bill of Rights (E) all (F) none

11. Who was nicknamed "Father of the Constitution?" (A) George Washington (B) John Adams (C) Thomas Jefferson (D) James Madison (E) all (F) none

12. Why did he earn this nickname? (A) He was our first president (B) He wrote the document (C) He took notes on all discussion and made major points and suggested (D) He married the "Mother of the Constitution" (E) all (F) none

13. James Wilson, a Founding Father and on original Supreme Court, said American law and good civil law is based on...(A) a good constitution (B) natural rights (C) the Bible (D) what worked in the past (E) all (F) none

Analyze the role of the following - explain COMPLETELY how each were involved in the foundation of America:

14. Great Awakening/George Whitefield:

15. Black Robe Regiment:

16. Continental dollar:

17. Philadelphia:

18. Samuel Adams:

19. Thomas Paine:

20. Patrick Henry:

21. Thomas Jefferson:

22. Benjamin Franklin:

23. George Washington:

24. James Madison:

25. How did the Great Compromise create the U.S. Congress (explain which part was created by each proposed plan)?

26. Think about citizenship. What makes a person a competent or responsible citizen? What was the role of a citizen in the colonies? How did the colonists FIRST try to resolve their conflict? Were Revolutionary War Patriots good or bad citizens/why?

27. What SHOULD we all be remembering on the 4th of July?

28. John Adams said the Revolution wasn't the war but was the change in the hearts and minds of the colonists. What did he mean by this?

29. In one sentence, write a statement that could have been a statement made by the Federalists:

30. In one sentence, write a statement that could have been a statement made by the Anti-Federalists:

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