US Government (Friday, February 3, 4th period)

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"As promised, today we have our first test of the semester. I'm sure you're all thrilled. If you're not, well, fake it."

Josh stood up from his desk and passed out test papers.

1. What year was the Magna Carta signed? Why is it important in terms of the American government?
2. What three things did John Locke's believe we have a right to? Which one did Jefferson change?
3. The Articles of Confederation didn't work for a number of reasons. Give me an example of one of them.
4. The Preamble to the Constitution. Go ahead. Sing. But you better write it down, too.
5. Bill of Rights. There are ten amendments. Give me one of them.
Extra credit: Stupider thing to put in a State of the Union address: the banning of human-animal hybrids or cars that run on hydrogen?

"Question or concerns that aren't 'what's the answer to number 4?' Ask away."

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Re: Take the test (February 3, US Government)

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1. 1215. Because it codified the ideal that no president man was above the law. No mention was made about women, though, so the jury may still be out on that.

2. Life, Liberty, and Property. Jefferson changed Property to Pursuit of Happiness thereby screwing up a perfectly good philosophical proposal with idealistic rhetoric in a tradition politicians would emulate for more than two centuries. Maybe it's just that he had enough property and didn't feel the need to seek more.

3. Congress was unable to tax the states, or the people, and therefore had no financial resources of its own.

And now, a brief musical interlude.... (http://www.school-house-rock.com/Prea.html) Sam couldn't help humming as she wrote the answer to the next question.

4.We the People
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.

5. First Amendment: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion (both from a governmentally established religion and being allowed the free exercise of your religion as long as it's one that isn't too scary to the Judge presiding over the case , Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Assembly, and the ability to petition the government with a redress of grievances.

Extra Credit: Clearly, cars that run on Hydrogen. Putting a ton of metal around the hydrogen won't suddenly make a car be less like the Hindenburg. Also, human/animal hybrids could be kind of cool. We could have wings or armor, which would just be nifty even if it would blow apart Darwinism and send science back to the Stone Age..