GOVT 201 American Citizenship Quiz

Equality

Liberty

Social justice

Protection of financial interests

He wanted America to retain her religion and morality in order to maintain our republican goverment.

He wanted America to act justly and, if possible, peaceably with all nations.

He wanted America to avoid excessive partisan disputes.

All of the above

the Bill of Rights

anthropology

American citizenship

the U.S. Constitution

Liberty means doing whatever we want.

Liberty means the rightful exercise of freedom.

Liberty means the ability to do something as opposed to the duty to do something.

None of the above

"the sword of revolution where peacaeable remedies are unprovided"

"freedom of religion"

"peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations"

All of the above

social justice

private property and free markets

religious liberty and self-government

the rule of law

owned slaves and thought slavery a good thing.

owned slaves but did not think slavery a good thing.  He therefore eventually had his slaves freed.

did not own slaves, but as a Virginian, he defended slavery.

did not own slaves, and thought slavery an evil thing.

France

Germany

Great Britain

Ancient Greece

that all people are entitled to certain rights due to the fact that all people are naturally equal and naturally free. 

rights given to people by the government.

that people have a right to anything that they want or claim.

that government can (and must) make up rights as it sees fit in order to adapt the U.S. Constitution to changing historical circumstances.

The Mayflower Compact

The United States Constitution

The Gettysburg Addres

The Declaration of Independence