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"?
