Tuesday, May 19, 2009

My Gift to My Students

I'm not going to get in the habit of doing this, but just to see who checks this blog out, I'm giving you the quiz questions for tomorrow. Good luck.

1. What argument was used to defend the Divine Right of the King?
2. How did John Locke argue against this doctrine? What did he replace it with?
3. As best as you can, state why Charles the First was executed.
4. Where do unalienable rights come from?
5. What is the role of government according to the Declaration of Independence?
6. What are the just powers of government based upon?
7. According to Jefferson, what was the King of Britain attempting to do?
8. List three specific grievances that the colonists had with the actions of the king.
9. The declaration in fact established the independence of the ______.