GOVT 200 Final Exam Study Guide
Liberty University
Helms School of Government
Constitutional Government and Free Enterprise
GOVT 200-001
Fall Semester 2013
Review Sheet for Final Exam
Monday, December 9, 3:30-5:30pm
Liberty University
Review Sheet Delivered on Monday, December 2, for the Final Exam to be administered on Monday, December 9.
Gai Ferdon, Ph.D.
Carefully consider each the following questions and be prepared to answer all of them in a multiple question format. The Exam will not contain questions unrelated to these unless presented for extra credit. To facilitate reflective thinking, the Exam will also contain questions related to quotations found in works by significant individuals mentioned in class, for you to examine and tease out the basic assumptions.
This review sheet has been delivered one-week in advance of the Exam, offering you ample time to prepare. You are encouraged to tackle sections of the review sheet, presented as subject headings identical with lecture handouts. Budget your time wisely to ensure a successful grade.
Move Towards American Independence and State Constitutions
American War for Independence (“1763” 1776-1783)
1. Who originally crafted the Declaration of Independence? With this, what is the significance of ‘Congress’ in its title? Who further altered and ratified the document? – Committee of 5 (Jefferson, Franklin, Adams, Sherman, Robert Livingston) – It’s a split, severing connections with Britain – Continental congress
2. What is the significance of the Declaration of Independence relative to the American Constitutional Order and System? - It was a legal charter for the USA
3. Be able to identify the civil principle clearly enunciated in the Declaration of Independence known as the “Doctrine of the Lower Magistrate.” In this regard, you will need to refresh yourself on the role of the Continental Congresses. - Lower magistrate corrects Upper magistrate
4. What is meant by the phrase “Laws of Nature and Nature’s
Helms School of Government
Constitutional Government and Free Enterprise
GOVT 200-001
Fall Semester 2013
Review Sheet for Final Exam
Monday, December 9, 3:30-5:30pm
Liberty University
Review Sheet Delivered on Monday, December 2, for the Final Exam to be administered on Monday, December 9.
Gai Ferdon, Ph.D.
Carefully consider each the following questions and be prepared to answer all of them in a multiple question format. The Exam will not contain questions unrelated to these unless presented for extra credit. To facilitate reflective thinking, the Exam will also contain questions related to quotations found in works by significant individuals mentioned in class, for you to examine and tease out the basic assumptions.
This review sheet has been delivered one-week in advance of the Exam, offering you ample time to prepare. You are encouraged to tackle sections of the review sheet, presented as subject headings identical with lecture handouts. Budget your time wisely to ensure a successful grade.
Move Towards American Independence and State Constitutions
American War for Independence (“1763” 1776-1783)
1. Who originally crafted the Declaration of Independence? With this, what is the significance of ‘Congress’ in its title? Who further altered and ratified the document? – Committee of 5 (Jefferson, Franklin, Adams, Sherman, Robert Livingston) – It’s a split, severing connections with Britain – Continental congress
2. What is the significance of the Declaration of Independence relative to the American Constitutional Order and System? - It was a legal charter for the USA
3. Be able to identify the civil principle clearly enunciated in the Declaration of Independence known as the “Doctrine of the Lower Magistrate.” In this regard, you will need to refresh yourself on the role of the Continental Congresses. - Lower magistrate corrects Upper magistrate
4. What is meant by the phrase “Laws of Nature and Nature’s