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| According to the Social Contract, who ultimately has the real power in a society? |
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| The people (also known as Popular Sovereignty) |
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| What was the effect of England abusing the rights of the colonists? |
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| It caused the colonies to declare independence |
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| According to the englightment, government gets its power from the … |
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| What beliefs did John Locke have? |
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| He believed in natural rights, such as life, liberty, and property |
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| According to Thomas Jefferson, why was it okay for America to declare independence? |
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| Because the king had violated the rights of his people |
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| Montesquiu believed in a separation of powers because … |
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| if one person had too much power would it lead to tyranny (Stalin, Hitler, etc) |
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| What did the Anti-Federalists oppose? |
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| A strong federal government |
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| What were some of the weaknesses of The Articles of Confederation? |
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| The Articles were too weak to impose taxes, could not settle disputes between states, and could not raise and army or navy. |
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| Name some of the Enlightenment thinkers |
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| Rosseau, Montesquiue, Locke |
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| Name some Americans that were inspired by the Enlightenment |
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| Thomas Jefferson, James Madison |
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| Thomas Jefferson is associated with what document? |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| James Madison is associated with what document? |
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| The Federal government is also sometimes known as a |
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| Federalism is about the relationship between |
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| the states and the federal (central) government |
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| The Civil War was originally fought over the issue of whether |
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| a state could leave the union |
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| The "Supreme Laws of the Land" could be found in the |
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| Who can tax you besides the Federal Government? |
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| the states. The states can also pass their own laws. |
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| Under the Constitution, who is more powerful, the federal government or the states? |
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| Dude, this question wasn't resolved then, and there's still questions about it today. |
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| rights you get for being a citizen |
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| Why did Reconstruction fail? |
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| Laws that limited the freedom of freed slaves were known as |
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| Who gained the right to vote during Reconstuction, but then had it taken due to Poll taxes and literacy tests? |
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| Who could not vote before or after Reconstruction? |
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