Standard II The student will understand the formation and development of the United States.

1. Standard II The student will understand the formation and development of the United States.

2. Objective I Recognize and comprehend the impact of the influences of intellectual and religious thought on the political systems of the United States.

3. What was the purpose of the Magna Carta?

4. To limit the power of the King of England

5. What is the name of the Montesquieu theory that divides the government into three branches?

6. Separation of powers

7. According to John Locke, who should give the government the authority to govern?

8. The people

9. Who was the author of Social Contract Theory, which states that the right to rule should come from the people, not a king?

10. Jacques Rousseau

11. What was the American religious revival of the early 1700’s called?

12. The Great Awakening

13. What was the role of the Second Continental Congress?

14. To act as the national government of the colonies

15. How many parts were there to the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?

16. The legislature(There were no executive or judicial branches)

17. Under the Articles of Confederation, who had to approve of new laws and amendments?

19. Under the Articles of Confederation, who had the power to levy taxes?

20. Each state

21. Under the Constitution, what are the two parts of Congress?

23. Who is in charge of the executive branch of the federal government?

24. The President

25. What is the job of the executive branch of government?

26. To make sure the laws are enforced

27. What is the purpose of the judicial branch of government?

28. To interpret the laws according to the Constitution

29. What is the name of the highest court in our country?

30. The Supreme Court

31. Who must approve (ratify) amendments to the Constitution?

32. 3/4ths of the state legislatures OR 3/4ths of state conventions that are held to approve or disapprove of the amendment

33. Which branch of government has the right to pass taxes?

34. The Legislature (Congress)

35. Which was stronger, the Articles of Confederation or the Constitution?

36. The Constitution

37. When developing the Constitution, what were the Southern states concerned about?

38. How slaves would be counted as part of the population

43. In order to lay a due foundation for that separate and distinct exercise of the different powers of government,… it is evident that each department should have a will of its own… But the great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department consists in giving to those who administer each department the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments [infringements] of the others… In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself… We see it particularly displayed in all the… distributions of power, where the constant aim is to divide and arrange the several offices in such a manner as that each may be a check on the other… What is the author of this passage trying to encourage?

47. What is the Bill of Rights?

48. The first ten amendments to the Constitution

50. A change to the Constitution