Chapter 3: The Constitution Day 1

Question 1

when was the motion to declare independence from britain?

Answer 1

june 1776

Question 2

who was given the job of creating the first draft

Answer 2

jefferson

Question 3

name 5 people that were involved in creating independence

Answer 3

jefferson, adams, franklin, sherman, livingston

Question 4

what was the new nation born on?

Answer 4

two key ideas

Question 5

what was the government form to protect?

Answer 5

the people and their unalienable rights

Question 6

where does the government derive their powers from?

Answer 6

the consent of the governed

Question 7

what happens if the government fails to protect the rights of the people

Answer 7

the people can abolish it and create a new one

Question 8

when was the doi finally approved (the day we celebrate independence)

Answer 8

july 4th 1776

Question 9

what were enlightenment thinkers?

Answer 9

colonial leaders that highly influenced their ideas

Question 10

what were main ideas that were stressed by enlightenment thinkers?

Answer 10

science and reason to improve society and the government

Question 11

what was the main and important thing that thomas hobbes did?

Answer 11

develop the social contract theory

Question 12

who introduced the idea that the government is a result of a contract between the people and their rulers

Answer 12

hobbes

Question 13

what book did hobbes write?

Answer 13

leviathan (1651)

Question 14

what was the leviathan about

Answer 14

people lived in a state of nature

Question 15

what was the main and important thing that john locke did?

Answer 15

took the social contract theory a step further

Question 16

what did john locke write?

Answer 16

second treatise on government (1689)

Question 17

what does the second treatise on government mean?

Answer 17

in a state of nature, all people are equal and enjoy natural rights

Question 18

what 3 things were used to justify the american revolution

Answer 18

life, liberty, and the ownership of property

Question 19

what was the main issue with the aoc

Answer 19

had a weak central government

Question 20

what branches were missing in the aoc?

Answer 20

executive/judicial branches

Question 21

what were the terms with the aoc and money?

Answer 21

could only request money, not tax it

Question 22

what powers were not given to congress

Answer 22

law enforcing powers

Question 23

describe shay’s rebellion

Answer 23

farmer that couldn’t afford to pay taxes

Question 24

what did shay’s rebellion show about the aoc

Answer 24

was too weak and couldn’t protect property rights

Question 25

what was the main purpose of the constitutional convention

Answer 25

to refine the aoc / create a new one

Question 26

what 4 important people were at the constitutional convention

Answer 26

hamilton, washington, madison, franklin

Question 27

name 4 people that were not at the constitutional convention

Answer 27

jefferson, adams, henry, samuel adams

Question 28

what did franklin propose that most agreed on

Answer 28

all white men should have the right to vote