Election of 1804 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

State of Nature - ANSWER-Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the absence of government where human beings live in "complete" freedom and general equality. Due Process - ANSWER-involves the government's obligation to treat all citizens fairly. Such a requirement lessens the extent to which government power can be exercised over the individual, making the power differential between the two more fair, and ensuring a general sense of political equality Social Contract - ANSWER-A volu...

1st Amendment (1791) Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech 2nd Amendment (1791) Right to bear arms 3rd Amendment (1791) The right not to be forced to quarter soldiers during times of peace without consent of the owner 4th Amendment (1791) Prohibits unreasonable searches or seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause. 5th Amendment (1791) Right to due process, no self-incrimination, eminent domain, double jeo...

WGU C963 – Amendments Questions and Answers 100% Pass 1st Amendment (1791) Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech 2nd Amendment (1791) Right to bear arms 3rd Amendment (1791) The right not to be forced to quarter soldiers during times of peace without consent of the owner 4th Amendment (1791) Prohibits unreasonable searches or seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause. 5th Amendment (1791) Right to due process, no self-incrimination,...

natrual rights -ANSWER Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke -ANSWER 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. State of Nature -ANSWER Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the absence of government where human beings live in "complete" freedom and general equality. Due Process -ANSWER involves the government's obligation to treat all citizens fairly. Such a requiremen...

B - ANSWER-1. John Winthrop told the Puritans that their society would be regarded as "a city upon a hill." But first he explained that there would always be inequalities of wealth and power, that some people would always be in positions of authority, and that others would be dependent. His statements best illustrate the Puritans' (A) reaction to unsuccessful socialist experiments in the Netherlands (B) acceptance of the traditional belief that social order depended on a system of ranks (C) i...

Yazoo Lands - Correct answer-The sparsely-populated central and western areas of the US state of GA, when its western border stretched to the Mississippi River. James Jackson - Correct answer-October 18, 1819 - January 13, 1887. It was a US representative from GA, a judge advocate American Civil War, and a chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He nullified the yazoo sale and destructed records connected with the state. Later the Yazoo lands was given to the Federal Goverment. Iroq...

Yazoo Lands - Answer The sparsely-populated central and western areas of the US state of GA, when its western border stretched to the Mississippi River. James Jackson - Answer October 18, 1819 - January 13, 1887. It was a US representative from GA, a judge advocate American Civil War, and a chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He nullified the yazoo sale and destructed records connected with the state. Later the Yazoo lands was given to the Federal Goverment. Iroquois League - An...

WGU C963 - Amendments 1st Amendment (1791) Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech 2nd Amendment (1791) Right to bear arms 3rd Amendment (1791) Soldiers can't quarter in any house, without the consent of the Owner 4th Amendment (1791) Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure 5th Amendment (1791) The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process 6th Amendment (1791) Right to trial by jury, a speedy trial, and right to a lawyer 7th Amendmen...

Throughout the French and Indian War, American colonists - ANSWER-Sold and traded food and other goods with the French In the Great Plains region, most pre-Columbian societies - ANSWER-Engaged in sedentary farming The first permanent Spanish settlement in what is now the United States was - ANSWER-St. Augustine In his first voyage in 1492, Christopher Columbus - ANSWER-mistook Cuba for china During the first half of the eighteenth century, England's administration of the colonies - ...

C963, WGU C963 - Amendments, C963 WGU American Politics and the US Constitution C963 (ANSWERED) 100% CORRECT implied power (definition) the powers not specifically detailed in the U.S. Constitution but inferred as necessary to achieve the objectives of the national government. enumerated powers (definition) The powers given explicitly to the federal government by the Constitution (Article I, Section 8); power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, raise and support armies, declare war,...