CHAPTER 2 REVIEW "ORIGINS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT"

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the idea that power of the government can no longer be all-powerful rights and that the government cannot take away such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

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limited government

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1215 – a document that limited the power of the king; this started the idea of limited government

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Magna Carta

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1689 - Parliament declares its authority over the King and guarantees certain rights to the people

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English Bill of Rights

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Which of the following best describes the Connecticut Compromise, proposed at the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787? Options: The government was prohibited from taxing exports of states and from interfering in the international slave trade until 1808, Representation based on population, but slaves would only be counted as three-fifths of a person, The legislatures would be bicameral, with a House of Representatives based on population and a Senate based on equal representation, the power to tax and regulate trade, and the creation of three branches of government, The Constitutional Convention would be dissolved with the hope that the states would reconvene at a later date to fix the Articles of Confederation

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The legislatures would be bicameral, with a House of Representatives based on population and a Senate based on equal representation, the power to tax and regulate trade, and the creation of three branches of government

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What was the main argument against the Constitution by Anti-Federalists?

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It lacked a Bill of Rights.

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1215 – a document that limited the power of the king; this started the idea of limited government

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Magna Carta

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1689 - Parliament declares its authority over the King and guarantees certain rights to the people

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English Bill of Rights

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Bicameral means there are ___ branches or houses

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two

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Which principle states that the government is subject to the will of the people (the people decide)?

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popular sovereignty

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What plan called for a two house legislature with representation based on population?

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Virginia Plan