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What major English document asserted the people are endowed with the natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

Two Treatise on Government (John Locke)

The Declaration of Independence (1776) has had a major influence on peoples throughout the world because it...

Provides justification for revolting against unjust governments

Which of the following is a shared power between the National Government and State Governments? (A) Make and enforce laws (B) Conduct elections (C) Regulate foreign and interstate commerce (D) Coining money

(A) Make and enforce laws

What colonial war ended the period of "statutory neglect" in the American Colonies?

Seven Years War

In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented...

Steps in the growth of representative democracy

How many constitutions has Texas had? In what year was its last constitution written? How many articles does it have?

Texas has had 7 constitutions - The last was written in 1876 (originally had 17 articles, but is now 16)

What is a government?

The system by which a state or community is controlled