John Locke Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which election cycle event do delegates assemble at to select a presidential candidate? - Answer- A nominating convention Preamble to the Constitution - Answer- We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Feder...

The origins of the majority of human existence in North America began with migrations across an ancient land bridge over the Bering Strait. Prior to European contact, the eastern third of what is today the United States had the most abundant food resources of any region of the continent. The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Pacific Northwest fished salmon as their principal occupation. Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Str...

What were two things Columbus desired most in the new world? - Gold and slaves Bartolome de las Casas, whose writings give the most thorough account of the Spanish-Indian encounter, was a - Dominican priest The greatest number of deaths of Native American came by - sickness and disease Why did Columbus call the Natives "Indians"? - He was convinced the Americas were the West Indies. What is the Middle Passage? - the forced transport of enslaved persons from Africa to the Americas f...

The idea that government should be restricted in its lawful uses of power and hence in its ability to deprive people of their liberty is expressed by the term ___. - ANSWER limited government The European philosopher whose concept of natural rights had a great impact on American politics is ___. - ANSWER John Locke President John Adams publicly indicated that the Constitution was designed for a ___. - ANSWER governing elite The words of the Declaration of Independence reflected Locke's p...

POSC 100 CSULB EXAM 1State Vs Government - correct answer A government is the political administration of a country or state. A state is the geographic entity that has a distinct fiscal system, constitution, and is sovereign and independent from other states as recognized by them. Types of Government - correct answer autocracy, oligarchy, democracy John Locke "Social Contract" - correct answer Enlightenment thinker John Locke applied reason to politics and society. Locke argued tha...

What ideas is John Locke known for? - Answer- natural rights, natural law, and social contract Social Contract - Answer- people give away some of their power to the government in exchange for protection How did Montesquieu influence the Founding Fathers? - Answer- by giving them the ideas of Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances 3 concepts found in the Magna Carta that influenced the Founding Fathers - Answer- trial by jury, limited government, rule of law 3 rights that are fo...

John Locke is cited for influencing our founding fathers with the phrase "life, liberty, and property," a phrase which was modified slightly by Thomas Jefferson when he wrote "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, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." In which document are these words written by Thomas Jefferson? - correct answer the Declaration of Independe...

natrual rights - Answer- Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke - Answer- 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. State of Nature - Answer- Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the absence of government where human beings live in "complete" freedom and general equality. Due Process - Answer- involves the government's obligation to treat all citizens fairly. Such a re...

AP Psych Unit 1 Multiple Choice QuestionsWhich of the following best describes the view of the mind held by Plato and Socrates? a) The mind should be studied through careful, empirical observations. b) The mind is an illusion produced by the brain. c) The mind is separate from the body and continues after the body dies. d) The mind is made up of knowledge that is a result of our experiences. e) The mind results from biological processes produced by neural transmissions. - correct answer T...

FCLE (2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A Q: What was put in place to ensure that one branch could not overpower another / allow branches to put others in check? Answer: checks and balances Q: Which part of the Constitution outlines the principles of what the country was founded on? Answer: the preamble Q: Which clause states that Federal law is supreme / superior to any state law? Answer: the supremacy clause Q: Whi...