CLEP American Government Unit 1 Exam Questions And Answers

CLEP American Government Unit 1 Exam Questions And Answers Which era influenced the making of the Declaration of Independence most? - answerEnlightenment What are the three "natural rights"? - answerlife, liberty, and prosperity natural rights - answerunalienable rights not dependent on laws, customs, or beliefs of any particular culture or government What is King George III most known for? - answerbeing in reign when colonies gained independence When and where was Thomas Paine's "common sense" published? - answerJanuary 1776 in Philadelphia What were the two main points that Thomas argued in "Common Sense"? - answer(1) Independence from England (2) creation of a democratic republic Treaty - answera formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries ratify - answerto sign or give formal consent to an agreement to make it official Why was the Articles of Confederation designed to be weak? - answerbecause colonists feared a strong leader like King George III What kind of economic issues did the weakness of the Articles of Confederation lead to? - answerstates could impose trading tariffs on one another and even coin their own currencies, making trading very difficult What year was the Philadelphia Convention? - answer1787 Shay's rebellion () - answera rebellion in Massachusetts over property taxes Annapolis Convention (1786) - answermeeting of 12 delegates from 5 different states to agree to promise a Constitutional Convention in 1787 Separation of Powers - answerdividing power among different branches of government What Enlightenment figure argued for the Separation of Power? - answerMontesquieu