Unit I FRQ Study Guide

Below you will find the free-response questions that will be asked on the Unit I Test tomorrow. You will be expected to answer the questions quickly, but thoroughly. I highly recommend practicing answering them in writing at some point before you take the test tomorrow.

1. Classical Republicanism & Natural Rights Philosophy
• Define classical republicanism. Identify at least one element of classical republicanism that influenced the Founders’ view of government.
• Define natural rights philosophy. Identify at least one element of natural rights philosophy that influenced the Founders’ view of government.
• Describe how the views of Thomas Hobbes differed from those of John Locke.
2. Colonial Experience
• Explain what royal charters were. Differentiate between a royal proprietorship and a joint-stock company and explain how charters led to the Founders’ including rights in constitutions.
• Identify and describe at least two reasons why American colonists wanted to free themselves from Great Britain. Explain how those reasons led to the adoption of certain rights in state constitutions.

News Sources

Below are some links to great, fairly balanced political news sources:

PBS NewsHour: You are welcome to watch the full hour every day, but I just listen to the News Wrap, which usually only lasts 3-7 minutes.

NPR's Hourly Summary: This one updates every hour, so you can stay up to date with what's going on. I usually only listen to it once or twice a day.

PBS NewsHour is viewed by many political scientists as the most unbiased news program out there. It's also great because it goes in depth into stories instead of simply reviewing the day's events.

You can also check out the following radio stations:

90.1 - KUER
102.7 - KSL
105.7 - KNRS

Or any major newspaper (Salt Lake Tribune, NY Times, Washington Post, etc.)

These are also great:
cnn.com
cbsnews.com
abcnews.com
msnbc.com
Google News
Yahoo News
BBC
Fox News
The Associated Press
The Guardian
NPR

And if you are looking for a more comedic approach to the news, check out Politico Playback, which features the best of last night's late night TV talk show hosts sharing the news and making fun of it.