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NRCME Complete Study Guide 2023/2024 SolutionsWhat are the two ways to become a natural born citizen? - ANSWER Law of Soil -
born on US soil, Law of Blood - born to US citizens abroad
What can Naturalized Citizens expect when the come to the U.S.? - ANSWER The
can expect an equal opportunity to succeed
John Locke: What ideas is he known for - ANSWER The Social Contract -
According to John Locke the US Constitution is a Social Contract
Natural Laws / Rights: Government protects "life, liberty, and property."
Influenced the Declaration of Independence
John Locke's Natural rights expressed in the Declaration of Independence -
ANSWER "Endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights" and "Life liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness" and
What is the social contract - ANSWER People gave away power to rule & some
rights, but get back protection from the government
Montesquieu: How did he influence the "Founding Fathers" - ANSWER Separation
of Powers: three branches
Checks and Balances
How is a Constitutional government strengthened by the principle of Separation of
powers - ANSWER All power is split between three branches so no one person or
group can have all the power.
What are four concepts found in the Magna Carta that influenced the Founding
Fathers - ANSWER Limited government - ALSO MEANS PEOPLE HAVE MORE
POWER
Trial by jury
Advisors lead to Parliament
Rule of Law
How did the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights influence America? -
ANSWER They both inspired the founders to increase individual liberties.
List three rights that are found in the English Bill of Rights that are found in the US
Bill of Rights: - ANSWER Freedom of Speech
No cruel and unusual punishment
No taxes w/o consent
Name three concepts in the Mayflower Compact that influenced the Founding
Fathers: - ANSWER Self-government - WANTED TO START THEIR OWN GOV'T
The rule of law
Social Contract
,What did Thomas Paine's Common Sense influence the Founding Fathers to do -
ANSWER "Common Sense" to declare independence from Great Britain. Influenced
Declaration of Independence
WANTED TO START THEIR OWN GOV'T
How did the Mayflower Compact and Common Sense influence the Founders? -
ANSWER The inspired them to start their own gov't
How did King George III and Parliament push the American colonists towards
Independence and List four things that the British did that made the Colonists angry -
ANSWER Stamp Act (newspapers and playing cards)
Townshend Act (glass, lead, paints, paper, tea all had to be imported from England)
Quartering Act (forced to house soldiers)
Tea Act (only buy British Tea)
No taxation w/o representation
How did the colonists react to King George III increasing taxes on the colonists -
ANSWER They protested and eventually declared independence
Who was the "Grievances" of the Declaration of Independence addressed to -
ANSWER King George III
What rights are being protected in the ideals of the Declaration of Independence and
from whom are they being protected - ANSWER All people are equal and Life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They are being protected from the government
What does the Declaration of Independence say about a gov't that doesn't protect
Natural Rights? - ANSWER The gov't can be changed if that gov't doesn't protect
Nat. Rights
Which Enlightenment philosopher influenced Jefferson in the "Natural Rights"
section of the Declaration of Independence - ANSWER John Locke
How is the idea of popular sovereignty stated in the Declaration of Independence -
ANSWER "Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed."
When should a people change the gov't? - ANSWER "That whenever any Form of
Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter
or to abolish it, and to institute new Government"
What are some of the events and the name of the period immediately following the
Revolutionary War - ANSWER Shays' Rebellion, Northwest Ordinance, Articles of
Confederation Period
List three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation: - ANSWER One branch: no
judicial (national court or Supreme Court) or executive branch (President)
No power to tax, regulate trade or enforce lawsevery state had it's own money;
Too rigid: 9 out 13 states to pass laws, 13 out of 13 to pass amendments
, Under the Article of Confederation, what was an effect of having no judiciary? -
ANSWER The gov't couldn't solve disputes between the states
Under the Articles of Confederation, what was the effect of having no executive
branch (president)? - ANSWER The gov't couldn't enforce its own laws
What role did debt play in the Revolutionary period - ANSWER British give taxes to
pay for French & Indian War which leads to colonial protests and then the
Declaration of Independence; Articles of Confederation couldn't collect taxes to pay
Revolutionary War debt);
What was the effect of the colonial policy of raising revenue? - ANSWER Raising
revenue through taxes to pay debt cause the colonists to declare independence
What was Shays's Rebellion - ANSWER Under AoC, each state passed taxes to
pay Rev. War debt. When farmers couldn't pay, state took their farms. Shays fought
against state of Mass. And couldn't be stopped by gov't/AoC. Led to Constitutional
Convention.
What was the effect of Shays's Rebellion? - ANSWER It led to the colonists wanting
to change the Articles of Confederation
What powers does the Federal government gain in 1789 that were a solution to the
problems that were in the Articles of Confederation 1783 - ANSWER Executive
Branch to enforce laws (President),Judicial Branch (national courts), collect taxes,
regulate trade, national money, raise army and navy;
What was a solution to problem in the Articles of Confederation? - ANSWER An
executive branch to enforce laws giving supremacy to Federal laws and a Federal
government to enforce the laws
What was the Whiskey Rebellion - ANSWER AFTER the Constitution, George
Washington rides with Army to end a revolution led by a group of farmers refusing to
pay taxes to the new Federal gov't. Shows the Supremacy of the federal
government.
Federalist ideas for Constitution - ANSWER Believed a Strong, Central Government
was necessary, because the Articles of Confederation were too weak to work.
Wrote ideas in Federalist Papers
Antifederalist reasons to oppose the Constitution - ANSWER Feared a strong,
central government because of the problems in the past with Britain.
Thought the Articles of Confederation just needed some improvements
Bill of Rights needed to protect rights and limit gov't (Why was Bill of Rights
included?)
New Jersey Plan - ANSWER Legislative Branch with two houses (bicameral); equal
representation (two per state)
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