RIGHTS RESPONSIBILITIES AND CIVIC
PARTICIPATION
◉ Immigration Quizzes.
Answer: Practice quizzes that aid in understanding democracy.
◉ English Bill of Rights.
Answer: Established constitutional monarchy limiting royal powers.
◉ Constitutional Monarchy.
Answer: King or queen's powers limited by law.
◉ Parliament Consent.
Answer: Monarchy requires Parliament's approval to govern.
◉ Individual Rights.
Answer: Rights granted to people under the law.
◉ The Enlightenment.
Answer: Period of scientific and political discourse (17th-1815).
,◉ Natural Law.
Answer: Principle that certain rights are inherent.
◉ Liberty.
Answer: Freedom to act according to one's will.
◉ Progressivism.
Answer: Belief in progress and reform in society.
◉ Toleration.
Answer: Acceptance of different beliefs and practices.
◉ Constitutional Government.
Answer: Government based on established laws and principles.
◉ Separation of Church and State.
Answer: Distinction between religious and governmental authority.
◉ Thomas Hobbes.
Answer: Proposed social contract for security and stability.
, ◉ John Locke.
Answer: Advocated natural rights: life, liberty, property.
◉ Montesquieu.
Answer: Introduced separation of powers in government.
◉ Jean Jacques Rousseau.
Answer: Promoted general will and direct democracy.
◉ Join, or Die.
Answer: Franklin's call for colonial unity against Britain.
◉ Stamp Act (1765).
Answer: Tax requiring special stamps on printed materials.
◉ No Taxation Without Representation.
Answer: Colonial protest against lack of parliamentary
representation.
◉ First Continental Congress (1774).
Answer: Delegates gathered to address British grievances.