Chapter 2 Test Flashcards
What was John Locke’s theory of Natural Rights?
the belief that people exist in a state of nature before governments arise, where they are governed only by the laws of nature; Natural law brings natural rights, which include life, liberty, and property
Name Three Things John Locke wrote about in the Second Treatise of Civil Government
- natural rights
- consent of the governed
- limited gov’t
T/F The Articles of Confederation had a president, but no national court system
FALSE; it had no president and no national court system
Name 4 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation & Continental Congress
The Continental Congress had:
- little money for army and navy
- no power to tax
- no power to regulate commerce, preventing foreign trade and strong nat’l economy
- States put tariffs on goods from other states
After the Revolution, what was the shift in political power?
power to middle class farmers and artisans from merchants, lawyers, and other old colonial elite
Delegates at Philadelphia Convention agreed on what 3 things?
- Human nature- ppl were self-interested, gov’t should contain this
- Causes of political conflict- distribution of property
- Republican gov’t- protect property, balanced gov’t
What is the New Jersey Plan?
called for each state to be equally represented in the new Congress.
What is the Virginia Plan?
called for representation in Congress based on the state’s share of the American population.
What is the Connecticut Compromise?
was the solution adopted by the delegates that created a bicameral legislature in which the Senate would have two members from each state and the House of Representatives would have representation based on population.
How did the delegates at the Convention figure out how to count slaves?
3/5ths Compromise
Where did the delegates leave the question of voting qualifications to?
the states
Besides from counting slaves, what other actions concerning slavery did the Convention take?
- agreed that Congress could limit future importing of slaves
- did NOT forbid slavery itself
What is the tenth amendment?
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
What is the 14th amendment?
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The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868, and granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed.
What is the 15th amendment?
The 15th Amendment to the Constitution granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the “right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
