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Evie Cawte 15 questions

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  1. 1Amendment II = “A well regulated [blank_start]militia[blank_end]”
    1. Amilitia
  2. 2[blank_start]Arbiter[blank_end] = legal decision maker
    1. AArbiter
  3. 3Constitutional Principles
    1. AFear of tyranny
    2. BLimited government
    3. CSeparation of power
    4. DConstitutional checks and balances
    5. EFixed term elections and representative governments
    6. FFederal government system
    7. GGreater government control
    8. HBecome more British
    9. IAlign themselves with the French
  4. 4The War of Independence began in [blank_start]1775[blank_end], America was being used by Britain for [blank_start]economic[blank_end] benefit; they were taxed but had no financial control of where the finances went. James [blank_start]Otis[blank_end] once said “Taxation without [blank_start]representation[blank_end] is tyranny!”
    1. A1775
    2. Beconomic
    3. COtis
    4. Drepresentation
  5. 5In the [blank_start]Declaration[blank_end] of Independence says “all men are created [blank_start]equal[blank_end]”, however during this time all [blank_start]women[blank_end], ethnic minorities and lower classes did not have equal [blank_start]franchise[blank_end]. However some [blank_start]arbiters[blank_end] interpret this to be referring to all genders, like the phrase “1 man = 1 vote”
    1. ADeclaration
    2. Bequal
    3. Cwomen
    4. Dfranchise
    5. Earbiters
  6. 6At the time the Declaration of Independence was signed ([blank_start]1776[blank_end]), not everyone enjoyed the equality stated in the document. [blank_start]Lincoln[blank_end] believed that the Founding Fathers intended that “the [blank_start]enforcement[blank_end] of it might follow”.
    1. A1776
    2. BLincoln
    3. Cenforcement
  7. 7The American Ethos
    1. ALife, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
    2. BLife liberty and equality
    3. CLife, liberty and the right to property
  8. 8The American ethos outlines what kind of rights?
    1. ANatural rights
    2. BFundamental rights
    3. COfficial rights
  9. 9The Articles of Confederation ([blank_start]1781[blank_end]) establishes a “league of friendship” by [blank_start]13[blank_end] independent US states. It did not establish a national government, this was established in 1783 with the Treaty of [blank_start]Paris[blank_end]. The Americans were skeptical of a new [blank_start]centralised[blank_end] government and intended to create a [blank_start]weak[blank_end] version.
    1. A1781
    2. B13
    3. CParis
    4. Dcentralised
    5. Eweak
  10. 10[blank_start]Philadelphia[blank_end] Convention (with 12/13 states - [blank_start]Rhode Island[blank_end] was skeptical) formed a new government. This government had a [blank_start]strong[blank_end] centre (Washington DC) but still protected state rights and individual liberties. Producing a federal system of government. The [blank_start]Connecticut[blank_end] compromise recommended that there be both a national and state [blank_start]congress[blank_end].
    1. AConnecticut
    2. Bcongress
    3. Cstrong
    4. DPhiladelphia
    5. ERhode Island

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Politics (US Constitution) Quiz on US Constitution, created by Evie Cawte on 12/09/2018.
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