Chapter 3

John Locke

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson's statement that "all men are created equal" is similar to which theorist's belief that government is based on the "consent of the governed"?

checks and balances

Under separation of powers, the U.S. system keeps power among branches balanced by enabling one branch to counter the actions of another by the use of

social contract theory

​The notion that governmental authority springs from the consent of the governed is derived from

resting on the consent of the governed through their representatives.

A republic is a government

natural rights

According to John Locke, all legitimate political authority exists to preserve​

revise the Articles of Confederation.

Originally, the Constitutional Convention's purpose was to

spinning their own cloth and using colonial products rather than buying imported British products.

The Daughters of Liberty opposed British rule by

Fourteenth Amendment

The _________ guaranteed citizenship to all persons, including blacks.

Nineteenth Amendment

The _________ guarantees that citizens' right to vote cannot be denied "on account of sex."

The Declaration of Independence

Which document proclaimed, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights"?