C963 FINAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
wrote "The Leviathan"/ He argued that society is not something natural
or unchanging, but rather its something created by us. - ✔✔Thomas
Hobbes
fought for natural rights.
Sought QUALITY OF LIFE... pursue our own lives as we see fit. He
wrote books on his political philosophy to convince others why there
should be no kings, freedom for all, and why we even need or have a
government... Goal was to convince us to not have kings. - ✔✔John
Locke
,Social order based on general will of the people-uniformity of existence.
All agree through democratic process. (influential thinker) -
✔✔Rousseau
an agreement between people and government where citizens consent to
the government as long as the government protects their natural rights. -
✔✔Social Contract Theory
a theoretical time period in history that these people speak of before any
government, rulers, or kings. During this time period, people lived in
"nature" and had natural rights. - ✔✔State of Nature
in nature, people had freedom of speech, press, vote, freedom of
religion, assembly, freedom to protect themselves, property, rights, etc .
Locke's Life, Liberty, and Property - ✔✔natural rights
power to rule - ✔✔sovereignty
majority rule, political equality... Everyone gets to vote, one with most
votes wins - ✔✔consensual political rule
,a time period where political and religious absolutism of the Middle
Ages became more compatible with human individuality and liberty. -
✔✔Enlightenment
The Bill of Rights specifically listed our _________________. -
✔✔natural rights
our first attempt at a structured government. The goal was to unite the
colonies without a tyrant ruled government. - ✔✔Articles of
Confederation
Articles of Confederation was a ___________ legislature
(unicameral/bicameral) - ✔✔unicameral
This plan proposed a unicameral legislature and equal representation of
states. - ✔✔New Jersey Plan
This plan proposed a bicameral legislature and 3 branches of
government. Senate elected by state legislatures and HOR elected by the
people. - ✔✔Virginia Plan
, It brought both Virginia and New Jersey Plans together. Said the
legislative branch would be based on both population size and equal
representation. Would be bicameral but HOR would be directly elected
by the people and based on the state's population. The Senate would be
the same for every state... 2 senators per state. - ✔✔The Great
Compromise
Since states' voting was now based on populations, each state wanted as
much population as possible for the House of Representatives, so they
asked for their slaves to be counted as population. The government
agreed that 5 slaves would count as 3 votes. - ✔✔Three-Fifths
Compromise
Gives each branch of government scrutiny and control over the other 2
branches. Extra constitutional powers that allow each branch to
investigate - ✔✔checks and balances
Dividing each level of government into 3 branches to prevent one branch
from getting too much power - ✔✔separation of powers
ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
wrote "The Leviathan"/ He argued that society is not something natural
or unchanging, but rather its something created by us. - ✔✔Thomas
Hobbes
fought for natural rights.
Sought QUALITY OF LIFE... pursue our own lives as we see fit. He
wrote books on his political philosophy to convince others why there
should be no kings, freedom for all, and why we even need or have a
government... Goal was to convince us to not have kings. - ✔✔John
Locke
,Social order based on general will of the people-uniformity of existence.
All agree through democratic process. (influential thinker) -
✔✔Rousseau
an agreement between people and government where citizens consent to
the government as long as the government protects their natural rights. -
✔✔Social Contract Theory
a theoretical time period in history that these people speak of before any
government, rulers, or kings. During this time period, people lived in
"nature" and had natural rights. - ✔✔State of Nature
in nature, people had freedom of speech, press, vote, freedom of
religion, assembly, freedom to protect themselves, property, rights, etc .
Locke's Life, Liberty, and Property - ✔✔natural rights
power to rule - ✔✔sovereignty
majority rule, political equality... Everyone gets to vote, one with most
votes wins - ✔✔consensual political rule
,a time period where political and religious absolutism of the Middle
Ages became more compatible with human individuality and liberty. -
✔✔Enlightenment
The Bill of Rights specifically listed our _________________. -
✔✔natural rights
our first attempt at a structured government. The goal was to unite the
colonies without a tyrant ruled government. - ✔✔Articles of
Confederation
Articles of Confederation was a ___________ legislature
(unicameral/bicameral) - ✔✔unicameral
This plan proposed a unicameral legislature and equal representation of
states. - ✔✔New Jersey Plan
This plan proposed a bicameral legislature and 3 branches of
government. Senate elected by state legislatures and HOR elected by the
people. - ✔✔Virginia Plan
, It brought both Virginia and New Jersey Plans together. Said the
legislative branch would be based on both population size and equal
representation. Would be bicameral but HOR would be directly elected
by the people and based on the state's population. The Senate would be
the same for every state... 2 senators per state. - ✔✔The Great
Compromise
Since states' voting was now based on populations, each state wanted as
much population as possible for the House of Representatives, so they
asked for their slaves to be counted as population. The government
agreed that 5 slaves would count as 3 votes. - ✔✔Three-Fifths
Compromise
Gives each branch of government scrutiny and control over the other 2
branches. Extra constitutional powers that allow each branch to
investigate - ✔✔checks and balances
Dividing each level of government into 3 branches to prevent one branch
from getting too much power - ✔✔separation of powers
