Important Figures
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE 13 colonies that wrote the DOI and US Constitution
Who are the Founding Fathers?
A HISTORICAL DOCUMENT THAT LIMITED THE POWER OF THE King of England and established trial by jury
What is the Magna Carta?
AN AGREEMENT WHERE EACH SIDE GIVES UP SOMETHING
What is a Compromise?
COMPLAINTS
What are Grievances?
WHEN EACH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT CAN LIMIT THE POWER OF THE OTHER BRANCHES
What is Checks & Balances?
Citizens who were in favor ratifying the Constitution and wanted a strong national gov’t
Who are the Federalists?
A PAMPHLET PUBLISHED BY Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince colonists to support becoming independent from England
What is Common Sense?
Cannot be taken away
What is Unalienable?
An uprising which the national gov’t could not control. No power to tax meant no military.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PEOPLE AND THE GOVERNMENT WHERE THE GOVERNMENT MUST PROTECT THE PEOPLE’S RIGHTS AND THE PEOPLE OBEY THE LAW AND PAY TAXES.
If the government breaks the contract it can be abolished
What is Social Contract?
Enlightenment Philosopher that came up with separation of powers and Checks & balances
Who is Montesquieu?
AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE Puritans and the local government they created to establish self government in the colonies
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The idea that it is unfair to tax someone without giving them a voice in government
What is Taxation Without Representation?
A system of government with a strong state gov’t and a weak central gov’t
What is Confederation?
REQUIRED THE COLONISTS TO PROVIDE FOOD, LODGING, AND SUPPLIES FOR THE British troops in the colonies
What is Quartering Troops?
A group WHO OPPOSED THE RATIFICATION OF THE Constitution. They opposed a strong central government (tyranny) and supported states’ rights.
Who are the Anti-Federalists
THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE US CONSTITUTION
What is the US Bill of Rights?
A plan of government
What is Constitution?
WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE PEOPLE
What is Consent of the Governed?
When the government is split into 3 branches and each branch has its own distinct powers
What is Separation of Powers?
Enlightenment philosopher that came up with natural rights and social contract
Who is John Locke?
THE FIRST CONSTITUTION
What are the Articles of Confederation?
GOVERNMENT OF A COUNTRY BY ITS OWN PEOPLE
What is self-Government?
A LAWFUL PROCEEDING IN WHICH YOUR PEERS MAKES A DECISION
What is Trial by Jury?
LAWS PASSED BY GOVERNMENT TO Protect natural rights
What is Natural Law?