Good Review site:
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/ushisgov/themes/government/index.htm
30 Short Answer: 10 Vocab, 20 M/C
1 Essay
People, Terms and Concepts
• Articles of Confederation
• Mercantalism
• Declaration of Independence
• Great Compromise
• Enlightenment
• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Common Sense
• John Locke
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Peter Zenger Trial
Multiple Choice:
• What was important aboutr the Mayflower Compact, Va. House of Burgesses; What are they examples of?
• What were the differences between the Va. Plan and the NJ Plan?
• What was John Locke’s theory of natural rights?
• Who had a big influence on Thomas Jefferson, and what he wrote in the DOI?
• What are the basic ideas stated in the DOI?
• How are the DOI and Bill of Rights similar?
• What’s the fundamental purpose of gov’t?
• What did the Great Compromise do? What issues did it settle?
• How did the AOC work?
• Why was the AOC unsuccessful?
• Why was Common Sense Important?
• Why was the John Peter Zenger trial important?
• How did Mercantalism work?
Thematic Essay: Constitutional Issues
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 adopted several compromises to resolve disagreements over major issues facing the new nation.
Task:
Identify two issues from the Constitutional Convention of 1787 (what were two disagreements that occurred?).
For each issue identified
• Describe the disagreement that arose over the issue at the C.C. (tell us about the disagreement; don’t just say what it was! Who was it between? What was it over?)
• Explain how the issue was resolved through the use of Compromise (Give the details behind the compromises; how did they work? What did each side get?
You may use any Cold War problems from your study of United States history. Some
suggestions you might wish to consider include, but are not limited to:
• Representation in Congress
• Slavery
• Taxation
Resources:
Chapter 4 (p 20-34) of the BLUE Review Books (the big handout from class),
Textbook Chapter 4
Regentsprep.org – follow the links for Government.
Fdmurphy.com – follow the links for essay writing
Socialstudieshelp.com
