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| List four types of licenses issued by the government. | Driving, hunting, fishing, barbering |
| What word refers to having no government at all? | Anarchy |
| What does the word "government" mean? | The rules and institutions people set up so that society can function. |
| Why is it important to study government according to the video? | To become a better citizen/participate in an informed way. |
| What does the word "politics" describe? | How power is distributed in a government. |
| The Unites States is a republic and a democracy. How does the video contrast those two terms? | A republic means electing representatives to vote on the laws. A democracy means citizens can participate. |
| True or False. Voting is the only way that mosst citizens can particpate in a politics. | False |
| Why did the Americna Colonists have such an unusual degree of self-government? | England left the colonies to run themselves while it fought wars elsewhere. |
| What did it mean to be a citizen in the American colonies? | Citizens were white men who owned property. They were allowed to vote and to hold office. |
| Why were freedom of religion important to the colonists? | The colonies were first established as a place where Christians could worship as they pleased. |
| Why were freedom of the press important to the colonists? | Support for freedom of the press shows that the colonists were deeply involved in their own government and wanted to keep informed. |
| Why do you think England tightened its control over the colonies? | England may have feared the colonists were becoming too independent, which could threaten the trade and resources the colonies supplied to England. |
| List three diferent causes that contributed to the colonists' discontent with England. | England tightened its control; colonists enjoyed their freedom; royal governors abused their powers. |
| Why were the American colonies largely left to govern themselves? | England was busy fighting wars. |
| What effect might this experience of self-government have on the coloniests when England tried to exercise more control over them? | They would resent any English attempt to take back control of their everyday lives. |
| What were the basic responsibilities of a colonial citizen? | To vote, to hold office, to serve on juries and in the militia, and to support education. |
| What do these responsibilities suggest about citizens' attitudes toward their communities? | It was important to be involved. |
| Why did the jury find John Peter Zenger innocent of the charges made against him? | Zenger's nespaper reports were accurate; he had a right to tell the truth. |
| Why did the colonists believe in freedom of the press? | They wanted to be informed about the activitites of those in high office. |
