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Origins Of US Gov. Flashcards

1
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Early English heritage

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Constitution-
Basic set of laws and principles establishing the nations government

Laws
Historical documents
Judicial decisions

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2
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Two ideals

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Limited and representative government

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3
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Monarchs could do what three things

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Seize property
Tax whomever they wanted
Grant land and give favors to loyal nobles

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4
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When was the Magna Carta and by who

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In 1215 English nobles forced king john to sign it

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5
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What was the other name for the Magna Carta and what did it do

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“The great charter”

Stated that monarchs must follow the law (rule of law)

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Kings could no longer levy taxes with who’s approval

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Nobles

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7
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People were given right to a trial by who

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Their peers or equals

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8
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The Magna Carta initially only applied to nobles but later applied to __________

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All English citizens

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How did the Magna Carta promote the public good

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Government began to reflect the interests of society as a whole instead of just a few ( monarchs)
Protected people’s $

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10
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Who counseled monarchs on decisions

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Nobles and religious officials

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11
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Bicameral

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Two chamber legislature

Parliament

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12
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House of Lords

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Upper house

Made up of nobles

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House of Commons

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Lower house made up of lesser officials and local representatives

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14
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Parliament forced who to sign the petition of right in what year

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King Charles 1

1628

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What did the petition of right enact

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People could not be improsoned illegally
Citizens could not be forced to house soldiers
Taxes could not be raised without parliamentary approval

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16
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King Charles lost what to the parliaments army

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The English civil war

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17
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What happened to King Charles on 1649

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He was beheaded

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18
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After Charles the second who came next

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James the second who was overthrown by his son in law, William

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19
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Before William and his wife Mary could rule what did they have to sign

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The English bill of rights

20
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What four things did the English bill of rights state

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Monarch could not rule without consent of parliament
People were free to petition the government
People were free to hold elections for parliament
The monarch could not keep an army

21
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Two names for the native Americans

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Delaware Indians

Leni Lenape

22
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How did the Indians live

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According to the seasons

Hunt fish plant harvest

23
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What had the greatest influence in PA

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The Iroquois confederacy

24
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What did the five separate tribes work together for

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Trade and war

25
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How did the Indians control trade

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By trading furs for guns with Europeans

26
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What obstacles did penn encounter in his life

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He was kicked out of oxford
He was arrested for writing against god in his first book
Arrested again for a riot

27
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What two books did penn write

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The Sandy Foundation Shaken

No Cross, No Crown

28
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Who founded the quakers and what was it called

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George Fox

Society of friends

29
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What were three beliefs of the quakers

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Equality
Pacifism/not killing people
Freedom of religion

30
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Why was penn sent to jail twice and the outcomes

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Accuses the church of opposing god - his father got him out

I cited a riot- jury went against the king and freed penn

31
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Why did penn get land in America

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Penns father was an officer in the kings navy, the king owed him a favor but he died, so he gave it to his son

32
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Why did the king agree to giving own land

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He couldn’t pay the debt
He could get rid of the quakers
He could honor penns father by naming it after him

33
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The king wrote what that penn what

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A charter, the proprietor

34
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What do Penn and Sylvania mean

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Penn was his fathers name

Sylvania is Latin for “covered with woods”

35
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What did penn want his colony to have

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Religious freedom
affordable land
Peaceful relationships with native Americans

36
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What was the capital and what did the name mean

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Philadelphia

Brotherly love

37
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Who did penn rule the colony with

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An assembly of elected representatives

38
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What three things did people have

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Religious freedom
Trial by jury
No harsh punishments

39
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What were the citizens afraid of

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The governor had too much power

40
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What was the first frame of government based on

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The great laws

41
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Why did penn rewrite the great laws

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To limit the power of the governor

42
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Who was chief of the Delaware

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Chief tamenend

43
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What agreement did penn and the chief make

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The great treaty

44
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What happened after penn returned after 15 years in England

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He wrote the charter of privileges to give the assembly the right to make all the laws

45
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What happened when penn returned to England a second time

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He was put ina debtors prison and died in 1718 and his wife Hannah ran the colony for 14 years as first female governor

46
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How long did it take for penn to arrive ina medics first and name of his ship

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2 months

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