Ch 2 Flashcards
Up until the _____, England largely ignored its American colonies, so the colonists were left alone to govern themselves.
French and Indian War
An elected official voting and acting in what one believes to be in the best interests of one’s constituency is an example of _____.
trustee representation
Generally, when the colonists disliked a rule or act of Parliament imposed on them by the English government, they _____.
ignored it
In 1773, fifty Boston colonists “dressed in the Indian manner” and ____.
dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor
In 1776, for the first time in world history, the American colonists made the claim that government _____.
derives its power from the consent of the governed
Political philosopher _____ had an enormous impact on revolutionary America and our Founding Fathers.
John Locke
The second half of the Declaration of Independence lists twenty-seven _____.
grievances against the King George III
Under the Articles of Confederation, _____ votes were required on important matters.
nine
A serious obstacle to the new government under the Articles of Confederation was _____.
Congress having neither the authority to raise taxes nor any money of its own
America’s experience under the Articles of Confederation taught us that _____.
a weak central government left the nation vulnerable
_____ spotlighted the problems of governing the new nation under the Articles of Confederation because neither the national government nor an individual state was strong enough to protect public or private property.
Shay’s Rebellion
The new Constitution, before revision, only allowed citizens to vote for the U.S. _____.
House of Representatives
The Connecticut Compromise _____.
established a legislature with equal state representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives
The president is the commander in chief, but Congress has the power to declare war; this is an example of _____.
checks and balances
The practice of counting slaves as fractional “persons” for representation in the House of Representatives is known as the _____ Compromise.
Three-Fifths
