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.