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US Government [Friday, February 2, 1st period]
"As promised, today we have our first test of the semester," Josh said, then took huge gulps from his mug of coffee. "I'm sure you're all thrilled. If you're not, well, fake it."
He stood up from his desk and handed the test papers toDonna Pam to pass out.
1. The word "democracy" comes from two Greek words. What are they and what do they mean?
2. What year was the Magna Carta signed? Why is it important in terms of the American government?
3. What three things did John Locke believe we have a right to? Which one did Jefferson change?
4. If you had been King George, how would you have reacted to reading the Declaration of Independence?
5. How does the Declaration of Independence begin (initial phrase only: Jefferson loved the compound sentence)?
"Question or concerns that aren't 'what's the answer to number 4?' Ask away."
[OOC: Answer the questions IC or handwave what your grade would've been]
He stood up from his desk and handed the test papers to
1. The word "democracy" comes from two Greek words. What are they and what do they mean?
2. What year was the Magna Carta signed? Why is it important in terms of the American government?
3. What three things did John Locke believe we have a right to? Which one did Jefferson change?
4. If you had been King George, how would you have reacted to reading the Declaration of Independence?
5. How does the Declaration of Independence begin (initial phrase only: Jefferson loved the compound sentence)?
"Question or concerns that aren't 'what's the answer to number 4?' Ask away."
[OOC: Answer the questions IC or handwave what your grade would've been]
Re: Take the test
2. The Magna Carta was signed in 1215, and it was important because it laid the groundwork for future documents like the U.S. Constitution, and because it contained the then-unique idea that kings were not above the law, and could (and should) be held accountable for their actions.
3. John Locke said we have a right to life, liberty, and property. Thomas Jefferson, possibly not willing to fight over how to define "property," changed that last part to the even more vague "pursuit of happiness."
4. I'd like to think that if I was King George, I wouldn't have let things escalate to the point of receiving an official Declaration and having to involve my countrymen in a needless and bloody war. I probably would have read the Declaration and just written the colonies off - if they managed to survive without England's help, then they could end up being valuable trading partners later, and if not, at least I'd get the last laugh.
5.
We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men areWhen in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for...something equally formal sounding.