Mark each of the following statements True or False depending upon the reading a

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Mark each of the following statements True or False depending upon the reading and lectures. 1. ___________ The first “self-governing” document in the United States was the U.S. Constitution. 2. ___________ The Bill of Rights were a response to the weak centralized government in the Articles of Confederation. 3. ___________ Thomas Jefferson believed that “happiness” as he used it in the Declaration of Independence was equated with hedonism. 4. ___________ There was a plurality of colonists who supported the revolution. 5. __________ The Bill of Rights is made up of the first three articles of the Constitution. 6. __________ The first three articles of the Constitution related to the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government. 7. __________ The Declaration of Independence warns against revolutions in general, stating that for the most part individuals are best served by living peacefully under the authority of government. 8. __________ The rights of women and the rights of slaves were not even considered in the writing of the US founding documents. 9. __________ The two-fold purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to win over undecided colonists and to win support from foreign governments. 10. __________ Because of how vague the US Constitution is, it has been amended over 100 times. 11. __________ Measure 1, on the 2014 North Dakota ballot, which was defeated last night, would have allocated 5% of current tax revenue from oil and gas taxes to fund conservation projects. 12. __________ The Articles of Confederation gave the majority of the power to the federal government with very little power to the states causing concern for individual rights. 13. __________ The second part of the Declaration of Independence delineated grievances against King Louise the IV of France and claimed he was a tyrant. 14. __________ The words “wall of separation” regarding Church and State are not actually found in the Bill of Rights, but were used by Thomas Jefferson in a letter to religious leaders who were worried that their rights would be jeopardized by the state of Connecticut. 15. __________ The origin of the phrase “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of happiness…” in the Declaration of Independence is more than likely found in the political thought of Rousseau.

Explanation / Answer

1. True

2. False

3. True

4. True

5. False

6. True

7. False

8. True

9. True

10. False

11. True

12. False

13. True

14. True

15. False

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