Founding Documents
This 1776 document announced the colonies' separation from Great Britain and King George III.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This idea holds that people are born with certain rights, like life, liberty, and property, that exist even before any government.
What are natural rights?
This group supported ratifying the Constitution and wanted a strong national government.
Federalists
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could only ask states nicely for money because it lacked this power.
What is the power to tax?
Being completely free of opinion or bias is called this.
What is a objectivity?
Nicknamed America's “first constitution,” this document created a Congress but no president or courts.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This theory says government's job is to protect people's rights, and in return, people agree to obey its laws.
What is the Social Contract?
This group worried a powerful central government would turn tyrannical, just like the king they had fought to escape.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
The Articles of Confederation left the young nation without this kind of leader to enforce laws or lead the country.
What is a president (executive branch)?
The process of gathering evidence from multiple different sources is called what?
What is a corroboration?
This 1787 law set the rules for admitting new states and banned slavery in the territory it covered.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
This principle says a government only has legitimate power if the people agree to be governed by it.
What is the Consent of the Governed?
This group wanted a Bill of Rights that outlined and protected peoples rights to be included in the Constitution.
The Constitution gave Congress power to regulate this between the states.
What is commerce (trade)?
A source that can be trusted, verified, and researched is called this.
What is credibility (a credible source)?
Ratified in 1789, this document created three branches of government and fixed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What is the U.S. Constitution
“All men are created equal … endowed by their Creator with” certain rights
This famous line from the Declaration of Independence reflects what enlightenment idea?
What are natural rights?
Name two amendments included in the Bill of Rights not including the 1st.
Answer is varied
Because Congress had to rely on states to volunteer troops, the nation lacked this power under the Articles.
What is the power to raise an army?
The use of primary sources to understand history and compare different interpretations of history is called this.
What is historiography?
These first ten amendments were added to the Constitution to protect rights like speech, religion, and a fair trial.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This individual developed the two major enlightenment theories that helped shape the Declaration of Indpendence?
Who is John Locke?
The Federalists wanted the Constitution to establish three branches of government. Name the three branches and describe the function of each.
Legislative: Branch of Gov. that makes laws (congress)
Executive: Branch of Gov. that enforces/carries out laws (president)
Judicial: Branch of gov. that interprets laws (courts)
This system, created by the Constitution, divides power between the national government and the states.
What is federalism?
Name two rules or precedents created by the Northwest Ordinance.
Guaranteed Education
Banned Slavery
Trial by Jury
Habeas Corpus
Religious Liberty