Jantzen's Big Test Flashcards
‘All men are created equal’ - which American founding document is this line from?
The United States Declaration of Independence
What do we mean by the term ‘social contract’?
an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
List 2 beliefs of the New England Transcendentalists
People and nature are inherently good; society and institutions have corrupted the purity of the individual and people are at their best when they are truly ‘self reliant’
What do we mean by ‘State of Nature’
The State of Nature is a concept used in morale and political philosophy, religion, social contract theories and international law to denote the hypothetical conditions of what the lives of people might have been like before societies came into existence.
What did President Abraham Lincoln issue in 1863 to free the slaves of the South
The Emancipation Proclamation
What do we call the ‘Era’ immediately after the end of the American Civil War?
Reconstruction era
What does the KKK stand for
Ku Klux Klan
What was the name of the woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger, thus prompting the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks
Explain what the concept of civil disobedience is
The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest
Who was Martin Luther King Junior?
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. he is best known for his role in the advancement of the civil rights using his nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs.
Who was Malcolm X?
Malcolm X (1925-1965) was an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist. To some he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks who faced de facto racism, others accuse his separatists beliefs as racist and violent.
