Influences on Government
According to John Locke, these three rights belong to every person by nature and cannot be justly taken away by government.
What is life, liberty, and property?
Colonists accused King George III of being this type of ruler because he ignored their rights and governed without their consent.
What is a tyrannical government?
America’s first national government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This chamber of Congress is 2 per state.
What is the senate?
This branch creates laws
What is the legislative branch?
This philosopher argued that government exists to protect natural rights.
Who is John Locke?
The document used to explain and justify separation from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Under the Articles, the national government could not do this.
What is collect taxes or enforce laws?
This plan favored large states with representation based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
The main job of the executive branch
What is to enforce the laws?
Jefferson changed Locke’s list of rights by replacing property with this phrase.
What is the pursuit of happiness?
According to the Declaration, governments are created primarily to do this.
What is protect natural rights?
After Shays’ Rebellion, George Washington feared that this type of government weakness could threaten the survival of the new nation.
What is a weak national government?
This compromise counted enslaved people for representation.
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
Representation in the House of Representatives is based on this.
What is population?
According to Locke, these rights belong to all people by nature.
What are natural rights?
This phrase explains that government power comes from the people.
What is “consent of the governed”?
This 1786–1787 uprising showed the weakness of the Articles.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
This plan favored small states with equal representation.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
Supreme Court justices serve for this length of time.
What is for life?
This theory says people agree to give up some freedom to form a government that protects them.
What is the social contract?
These are the 3 ideologies/philosophies that influenced the founders
What is British Liberalism, Christianity, and Republicanism?
This Founding Father believed Shays’ Rebellion was a necessary warning to the government and should not be feared.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This compromise created a two-house legislature.
What is the Connecticut (Great) Compromise?
This system is used to elect the President.
What is the Electoral College?