Civics and Economics Midterm Review – Flashcards
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which enlightenment thinker developed the concept of popular sovereignty?
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Locke
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which enlightenment thinker believed that civilization corrupted people's natural goodness?
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Rousseau
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which enlightenment thinker developed the separation of powers?
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Montesquieu
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1st representative assembly in America
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Virginia House of Burgesses
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What are the 3 rights guaranteed by the government?
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security, equality, and liberty
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duties
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sign up 4 draft, pay taxes, obey all laws, attend school, and serve on a jury.
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civil responsibilities?
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vote, respect diversity, respect other's rights, and be informed
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first written constitution in the colonies
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Fundamental orders of Connecticut
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countries exist for the benefit of the mother country
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mercantilism
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a hands-off policy of England towards its American colonies during the first half of the 1700's
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salutary neglect
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13 colonies
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Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia
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revolutionary political body made up of delegates from most American colonies
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1st continental congress
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anarchy
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no govt
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autocracy
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single person holds unlimited power
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theocracy
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society is ruled by religious leaders
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oligarchy
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small group controls all decisions
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monarchy
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heredity leaders
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totalitarianism
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controls most aspects of peoples' lives
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dictatorship
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1 leader has absolute power and authority, usually taken by force
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aristocracy
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ruling group of the elite
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democracy
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supreme authority rests with the people (popular sovereignty)
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republic
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people elect representatives to run the govt
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communism
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collective of state ownership of all productive properties
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socialism
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sharing all recourses equally
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power shared between the federal and the state govts
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federalism
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uprising of poor farmers (turning point)
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shay's rebellion
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Virginia Plan
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bicameral legislature, # of reps depending on the population of state
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New Jersey Plan
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unicameral legislature, every state got one vote
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stressed the weakness of the articles
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federalists
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opposed the ratification of the constitution
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antifederalists
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magna carta
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document limiting the monarch's power
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english bill of rights
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an agreement signed by william and mary to respect the rights of english citizens and of parliament, including the right to free elections
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Zenger case
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freedom of press established
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writer of declaration of independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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six principles of the US constitution
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popular sovereignty, limited gov't, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, federalism
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top antifeds
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Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, John Hancock, Samuel Adams
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top feds
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James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, later George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
