Vocab 1
The lawmaking body of Great Britain; worked with the King to pass laws.
Parliament
The three (4?) Natural Laws are...
Life, Liberty, Property (Pursuit of Happiness)
Answers Vary: BRITIAN WAS STRONG AND ABUSED ITS POWERS OVER US.
How many Branches of Government were created under the US Constitution, and what are they?
3; Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What are the five freedoms in the first Amendment?
Speech, Press, Petition, Assembly, Religion
Before the Constitution could go into effect, it needed to be RATIFIED by 9 of the 13 states. What does Ratify mean?
Answers Vary: Official Approval, Binding Approval, States needed to "Agree"/ "Approve".
The document that outlines Colonists' belief in the Natural Laws, and Claims that the King did not protect them.
Declaration of Independence.
What was one success of the Articles of Confederation?
Answers Vary: Won War of Independence, Successfully made treaties, successfully organized land.
Briefly explain the purpose/function of each Branch of Government.
Legislative - Write Laws/Represent People
Executive - Pass or Execute the laws
Judicial - Interpret/"Judge" the laws
What freedom does the 2nd Amendment provide and why?
Right to bear arms; to protect against abusive government
A formal or strong complaint arising from a real or perceived act of unfairness, injustice, or mistreatment. Jefferson listed 27 of these in the Declaration of Independence.
Grievance.
Thomas Paine argued that the King was not protecting natural rights in his pamphlet titled ......
Common Sense
The Articles of Confederation had many weaknesses, but in particular the inability to do this made the government effectively "worthless".
Collect Taxes
The constitutional principles which split the government into 3 branches AND give powers to each over the other are called? Provide one example of such powers.
Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
Answers Vary: President Veto, Congressional Approval of appointments, Impeachment of executive or judiciary, etc.
Your right to remain silent; to not incriminate yourself.
5th Amendment
A system of government where the people hold supreme power and elect representatives rather than being ruled by a King or elite class.
Republicanism
This Enlightenment Philosopher is credited with coming up with the List of Natural Laws. He was opposed to his friend Hobbes.
John Locke
What was the structure of the government under the articles? (Branches/Houses/State Representation)
One Branch, and one House of Congress. Each state had 1 vote.
What is the major compromise that solved State Representation in congress and what did it determine to do?
The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
2 houses
Senate - Every State has 2 Senators (Equal)
House of Representatives - # determined by population
How many Amendments are there today? What is one Amendment not listed in the original 10 Bill of Rights?
27; Answers Vary - Womens Vote, Black Vote, Prohibition, End of Prohibition, etc.
An actual or Implicit agreement between members of a society or between citizens and their government that defines their mutual rights and duties.
Social Contract
The Main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
A major rebellion which demonstrated the flaws of the articles of confederation: you must include WHY this event proved the articles are too weak!
Shay's Rebellion; Gov cant tax - Farmers not paid - Farmers lose farms - Shays takes up arms - gov cant put down rebellion (no money!)
2 Groups emerged during the Constitutional Convention; One supported Large/Strong Federal Government, One supported Small/Weak Federal Government. What are these groups called?
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
How does the 9th Amendment protect the rights of the people?
It states that even if a right is not listed, the people still have it.