UNIT 1

Question 1

Past values that influenced the Founding Generation

Answer 1

Believed that the Roman Republic had the best job of promoting the COMMON GOOD

Question 2

What is the Common Good?

Answer 2

Doing what is BEST for SOCIETY

Question 3

Common Good Examples

Answer 3

Public:
Parks
Schools
Transportation
Civil Liberties

Question 4

3 Aspects of Classical Republicanism

Answer 4

Small and Uniform Communities
Citizenship and Civic Virtues
Moral Education

Question 5

Small and Uniform

Answer 5

Aristotle believed small communities worked best to promote the common good. As they would help each other

Question 6

Citizenship and Civic Virtue

Answer 6

Promote the Common Good

Question 7

Moral Education

Answer 7

Manners

Question 8

Magna Carta

Answer 8

Forced King John to sign
Right to trial
Monarchy power not absolute

Question 9

Petition of Right

Answer 9

Limits the Kings power
Only imprison through lawful judgment and law of the land
Cannot impose war during time of peace

Question 10

Bill of Rights

Answer 10

Freedom of rights

Prohibits standing army during peace time

USED TODAY

Question 11

Democracy

Answer 11

Elected representatives

Question 12

Indirect Democracy

Answer 12

Small group of people chosen to act as representatives

Question 13

Direct democracy

Answer 13

Will of the people is translated by the people

Question 14

Dictatorship

Answer 14

Single person holds all the power

Question 15

Article of Confederation

Answer 15

First Constitution

Independence of each States

Question 16

Classical Republicanism

Answer 16

Common Good

Question 17

Democracy

Answer 17

U.S. is a democracy

Question 18

New Jersey Plan

Answer 18

Called for equal representation of each states in congress

Question 19

Virginia Plan

Answer 19

Representation based on population

Question 20

Federalist

Answer 20

Strong central government and weak power in the states.
Favored the Constitution

Question 21

Anti-federalist

Answer 21

Power in the states
Favored articles of confederation

Question 22

4 origins of a State

Answer 22

Force
Evolutionary
Divine Right
Social Contract

Question 23

4 Characteristics of a State

Answer 23

Sovereignty
Territory
Population
Government

Question 24

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 24

People hold the power

Question 25

Expressed/Enumerated Powers

Answer 25

Powers that are physically in the Constitution

Question 26

Implied Powers

Answer 26

Not expressly stated in the Constitution but suggested by the expressed powers

Question 27

Social Contract Theory (U.S. Resembles)

Answer 27

Concept that explore show the government gets its authority
We give the Gov’t taxes in turn we receive
Government provide us public works*

Question 28

Concurrent Powers

Answer 28

Powers given to both the National Government and and the States
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