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Foundations of American Government
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List the 3 LEVELS of government.
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What are two other ways that the federal level of government can be referred?
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Which level of government gets the most power in a unitary system? a confederation?
 Unitary
 Confederation
List 3 ways we can accurately classify our U.S. government.
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List 3 services that our government provides.
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If any state passes a law that comes in conflict with a federal law, which would win?
What are the four jobs of government?
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English Influence
Define or Identify:
 bicameral
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constitution
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Magna Carta
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Petition of Rights
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English Bill of Rights
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Before the 1200’s, what type of monarchy did England have?
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Describe English government during the 1600’s.
Enlightenment
Define or Identify:
 natural rights
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social contract
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divine right of kings
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Madame Geoffrin
Identify each philosopher’s contribution to our government:
 John Locke
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Cesare Beccaria
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Baron Montesquieu
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Voltaire
10. How did the Enlightenment grow out of Scientific Revolution?
11. Explain Thomas Hobbes beliefs about people and the reason why government exists?
12. What event in American history was greatly influenced by the Enlightenment?
13. What was the contribution of women to the Enlightenment?
Colonial Development
Define:
 Confederation
14. Before independence what was the best reason for the unification of the 13 colonies?
15. What document created our first national government?
16. List all of the powers given to Congress under the Articles of Confederation.
17. List the two things that Congress (under the Articles of Confederation) could not do that
reflected why the colonists were so angry at Great Britain.
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18. Why did the Articles of Confederation NOT create a president?
19. Put the date at the end of the event and number the events in the order they occurred.
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The passing of the Declaration of Independence
The first battle of the American Revolution (Lexington-Concord)
The last battle of the American Revolution (Yorktown)
The beginning of the 1st Continental Congress
The beginning of the 2nd Continental Congress
The Treaty of Paris
20. What Continental Congress wrote the Declaration of Independence?
21. List the 3 reasons why the colonists were seeking independence.
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22. Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
23. Which colony did not send delegates to the 1st Continental Congress?
24. List the 3 things that the 1st Continental Congress did.
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25. How many men signed the Declaration of Independence?
26. Who was the president of the 2nd Continental Congress?
27. Who was the oldest delegate of the 2nd Continental Congress?
28. What meeting was called to discuss the trade problems?