Study Guide – Unit One
What are the Philosophical and Historical
Foundations of the American Political System?
You will need to be familiar with all these terms. You should be able to explain each of these concepts in your own words.
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1. |
John Locke |
31. |
Middle
Ages |
61. |
covenant |
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2. |
natural rights philosophy |
32. |
Renaissance |
62. |
primogeniture |
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3. |
a state of nature |
33. |
Nation-states |
63. |
established
religion |
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4. |
law
of nature/natural law |
34. |
Reformation |
64. |
Mayflower
Compact |
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5. |
legitimate
government |
35. |
capitalism |
65. |
Roger
Williams |
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6. |
consent
of the governed |
36. |
Age
of Enlightenment |
66. |
Anne
Hutchinson |
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7. |
civil
rights |
37. |
feudalism |
67. |
Fundamental
Orders of CT |
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8. |
political
rights |
38. |
common
law |
68. |
executive
branch |
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9. |
social
contract |
39. |
Magna
Carta |
69. |
legislative
branch |
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10. |
equal
protection |
40. |
Petition
of Right |
70. |
judicial
branch |
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11. |
explicit/implicit
consent |
41. |
English
Bill of Rights |
71. |
suffrage |
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12. |
limited/unlimited
government |
42. |
Parliament |
72. |
Massachusetts
Body of Liberties |
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13. |
constitution |
43. |
due
process of law |
73. |
indentured
servants |
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14. |
constitutional
government
|
44. |
King John
|
74. |
Seven Years
War/French and Indian War
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15. |
private
domain |
45. |
House
of Lords |
75. |
Stamp
Act |
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16. |
checks
and balances |
46. |
House
of Commons |
76. |
Sons of Liberty
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17. |
republic/republican
government |
47. |
Henry
VIII |
77. |
Stamp
Act Congress |
|
18. |
democracy |
48. |
Habeas
Corpus Act |
78. |
Quartering
Act |
|
19. |
higher/fundamental
law |
49. |
writ
of habeas corpus |
79. |
writs
of assistance |
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20. |
classical
republicanism |
50. |
trial
by jury |
80. |
Boston
Massacre |
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21. |
common
good |
51. |
Charles
I |
81. |
Tea
Act |
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22. |
civic
virtue |
52. |
Oliver
Cromwell |
82. |
Boston
Tea Party |
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23. |
moral
education |
53. |
Charles
II |
83. |
Intolerable
Acts |
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24. |
factions |
54. |
James
II |
84. |
First
Continental Congress |
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25. |
Baron
de Montesquieu |
55. |
William
and Mary |
85. |
Declaration
of Independence |
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26. |
James
Madison |
56. |
English
Revolution |
86. |
sovereignty |
|
27. |
representative
democracy |
57. |
Glorious
Revolution |
87. |
popular
sovereignty |
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28. |
separation
of powers |
58. |
American
Bill of Rights |
88. |
Massachusetts
state constitution |
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29. |
Judeo-Christian |
59. |
rule
of law |
89. |
George
Mason |
|
30. |
private/public
morality |
60. |
parliamentary
supremacy |
90. |
Virginia
Declaration of Rights |
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Due Date |
Assignment |
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Tues., Aug. 13 |
1. Read and sign student/parent contract 2. Read the article and be prepared to discuss it. |
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Weds., Aug. 14 |
1. Read lesson 1, p. 2 - 6 2.Answer RUL questions 1 - 5 on p. 6 (All HW must be typed or neatly written. I will not give you credit for sloppy HW) |
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Thurs., Aug. 15 |
1. Read the excerpt from Locke’s Second Treatise on Government 2. Answer the Guided Reading Questions |
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Fri., Aug., 16 |
1. Read lesson 2, p. 7 – 12 2. Answer RUL questions 1 – 5 on p. 12 |
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Mon., Aug. 19 |
1. Quiz on Lessons 1 –2 2. Read your assigned article and write a paragraph summarizing it Ø I will pick up your written homework from last week today for a HW grade. |
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Tues., Aug. 20 |
1. Read lesson 3, p. 13 – 18 2. Answer RUL questions 1 – 7 on p. 18 |
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Weds., Aug. 21 |
1. Read lesson 4, p. 19 – 25 2. Answer RUL questions 1 – 6 on p. 25 |
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Thurs., Aug. 22 |
Test on Lessons 1 – 4 Ø I will pick up your written homework from M - W today for a HW grade. |
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Fri., Aug. 23 |
1. Read lesson 5, p. 26 – 29 2. Answer RUL questions 1 – 4 on p. 29 |
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Mon., Aug. 26 |
1. Read lesson 6, p. 30 – 34 2. Answer RUL questions 1 – 3 on p. 34 |
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Tues., Aug. 27 |
1. Read lesson 7, p. 35 – 41 2. Answer RUL questions 1 –5 on p. 41 |
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Weds., Aug. 28 |
1. Read lesson 8, p. 42 – 46 2. Answer RUL questions 1 – 4 |
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Thurs., Aug. 29 |
1. Read the first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence on p. 223 2. Answer the following two questions 1. According to the first paragraph, what is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence? 2. What does Jefferson say in the second paragraph that comes from John Locke? |
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Fri., Aug. 30 |
1. Read lesson 9, p. 47 – 52 2. Answer the RUL questions 1 -4 |
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Tues., Sept. 3 |
1. Answer question 2 on p. 51 Critical Thinking Exercise |
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Weds., Sept. 4 |
Test on Unit One Ø I will pick up your written homework since the test last week today for a HW grade. |