our classical heritage
what is the Greek word for City-State?
Polis
what does the legislative branch do?
makes the law
what was the tax on paper goods called?
stamp act
what word means 100% agreement?
unanimous
what is another name for the elastic clause?
necessary and proper clause
who was allowed to vote in ancient Rome?
men who were not slaves
what does the executive branch do?
enforces the law
protest of the caused the British to do what?
repeal it
who was Daniel shay?
farmer
what is the speech he gives to congress each year?
state of the union address
what was the written law called in Ancient Rome?
12 Tables of Rome
what does the judicial branch do?
interprets the law
name three of protest
types of protest
what did the great compromise create?
a bicameral legislature
what is the president's check on congress
veto
what does rule of law mean
no one is above the law
where was baron charles de Montesquieu from?
france
name the three parts of the intolerable acts?
intolerable acts
when and where was the US Constitutional written
philadelphia, 1787
what is congress's main check on the president
impeach
who made the laws in Ancient Greece
the assembly (thousands of citizens)
who wrote the pamphlet ''common sense''?
thomas Paine
who did the main author of the declaration of the declaration of independence
thomas Jefferson
who many states were required to approve a new law?
9 out of 13
constitutional principles, name 5
antifederalists