Civics Review

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Which Enlightenment principle most influenced the ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

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John Locke's idea of the social contract

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Which Enlightenment idea influenced the Founding Fathers?

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All government powers should be separated.

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Which document was written by the Pilgrims instilling the concept of Self-government and wanted just and equal laws?

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Mayflower Compact

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How did the publication of the pamphlet Common Sense impact the American colonists?

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It encouraged colonists to go to war and declare independence from Britain.

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Which political idea was violated by the Stamp Act and addressed in the Declaration of Independence?

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A government cannot tax its citizens without first allowing for their representation in government.

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Events that Contributed to the Writing of the Declaration of Independence: • Parliament passes the Stamp Act to charge a tax on printed materials. • Colonists voice their objection to the Stamp Act through protests and petitions by local assemblies and legislatures. • Parliament passes the Declaratory Act to explain that Parliament had the exclusive power to pass laws for the colonies. Based on the information, disagreement over what main issue caused this series of events?

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the colonists’ right to participate in their national government

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Based on the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence, what is the role of government in society?

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to protect the natural rights of its citizens

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How was Locke's social contract theory related to his belief in natural law?

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He argues subjects had the right to rebel against a ruler who acted against natural law.

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Which right was guaranteed in this excerpt from Magna Carta (1215)? No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or exiled or any way destroyed, nor will we go upon him nor send upon him, except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land.

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Trial by jury

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Which thinker introduced the idea of a separation of powers for effective government?

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Baron de Montesquieu