Flashcard on Key Historical and Philosophical Concepts

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What is the Social Contract theory about?

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An agreement between the Government and the people

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Which of the following is considered a Natural Right? Voting, Liberty, Freedom of speech, Right to privacy

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Liberty

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What was the role of the Continental Congress?

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To coordinate opposition to British Parliament

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Who were the Sons of Liberty?

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American terrorists using civil disobedience

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What is the concept of American Exceptionalism?

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The belief that once we fix a problem (like slavery, immigration, civil rights) it's automatically fixed; the belief that as Americans we are better than other countries; a belief that we as Americans have a unique mission to make the world more like America.

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An American colonist who vigorously supports the idea of revolution and the creation of a new country and is prepared to defend it against enemies.

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Patriot

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Colonists of the American revolutionary period who supported, and stayed loyal, to the British monarchy.

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Loyalist

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A hypothetical place that is in a constant state of Perpetual and unavoidable war

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State of Nature