Unit 1 Chapter 2 Items

Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Franklin

Richard Henry Lee

Thomas Paine

John Adams

derive their rights from nature.

have rights that are granted them by government.

determine their own rights.

derive their rights from God.

are granted rights by their king.

It was weak and ineffective.

It was frequently involved in foreign affairs.

It was very large and bureaucratic.

It was dictatorial.

It was a puppet for George Washington

Beliefs about human nature

Beliefs about the causes of political conflict

Shared views regarding the objectives of government

Understanding about the nature of republican government

All of these are true.

promote a more equal distribution of wealth in the country.

guarantee the states a significant economic role.

preserve and strengthen the farm economy to the disadvantage of manufacturing.

establish a comprehensive set of social welfare programs to assist people in times of need.

create a strong national government so as to bring stability out of economic chaos.

King Philip’s War.

the assassination of the Duke of Windsor.

King George’s War.

the Civil War.

the French and Indian War.

Articles of Confederation.

Magna Carta.

Bill of Rights.

U.S. Constitution.

Declaration of Independence.

Natural rights are less important than human law.

Natural rights are higher than, that is superior to, human law.

Human law is the source of natural rights.

Human law protects property rights, making human law the equivalent to natural rights.

Human law and natural rights are equivalent.

consent of the governed and government’s obligation to protect property.

government’s obligation to spread property equally among citizens.

the notion that happiness was secondary to the right to own land.

laissez-faire economics.

the state of nature as the locale of human happiness.

recognize the right of people to determine their own form of government, short of resorting to revolution.

were developed in the late 1700s.

value the preservation of private property.

seek common ideals in government through the establishment of a constitutional monarchy.

support the concept of natural rights and the idea that the government is built on the consent of the governed.

the middle class; a handful of wealthy individuals

countryside; cities

cities; countryside

the East Coast; the western frontier

wealthy individuals; the middle class

They were increasingly comprised of middle-class representatives rather than wealthy members.

They were increasingly comprised of wealthy representatives rather than middle class members.

They were comprised more of landless farmers than of landholders.

They were comprised of more wealthy planters, lawyers, and merchants than ever before.

They were comprised primarily of former Revolutionary War militiamen.

prevention of tyranny.

redistribution of wealth.

abolition of slavery.

extension of suffrage, that is, the right to vote.

All of these were among the most important.

It gives more power to people living in states with small populations.

It gives more power to people living in states with large populations.

It distributes power among people of large and small states exactly equally.

It gives more power to large states, particularly in presidential elections.

Both options that- It gives more power to people living in states with large populations and It gives more power to large states, particularly in presidential elections. are true.

that a gradual end to slavery must be worked out by Congress and the stateswithin ten years.

that slavery would be banned beginning in 1800.

a boundary, known as the Mason-Dixon line, south of which slavery would be legal.

nothing; it was too controversial a subject, and the delegates could not agree on anything regarding it.

that slaves would count as three-fifths of a person for counting the nation’s population and determining seats in the House.

The ability to levy taxes

The ability to pay debts

The ability to force states to abolish slavery

The ability to borrow money

The ability to regulate interstate and intrastate foreign commerce

harboring runaway slaves.

placing duties on imports from other states.

printing paper money.

establishing a republican form of government.

interfering with lawfully contracted debts.

provide for elite control, endanger liberty, and weaken the states.

produce more democratic elements than desirable for a strong central government.

give too much power to the states.

promote pluralism, which would threaten liberty.

All of these are true.

Federalists favored stronger state governments; Anti-Federalists favored a stronger national government.

Federalists favored a stronger national government; Anti-Federalists favored stronger state governments.

Federalists insisted on a Bill of Rights; Anti-Federalists opposed a Bill of Rights.

Federalists favored shorter terms for elected officials; Anti-Federalists favored longer terms for elected officials.

All of the answer options are primary differences between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists.

an inability of groups to get their grievances heard.

gridlock and inadequate policy.

tyranny of the majority.

streamlined but hasty government decision making.

political instability.