European Ties
Jefferson's declaration borrowed liberally from this English philospher
Who is John Locke?
This is the number of states required to pass an amendment to the Articles of Confederation.
What is 13?
Madison's model for government created not a participatory democracy but this.
What is a Republic/Constitutional Republic/Democratic Republic?
The constitution's Article I is about what body?
What is the legislative branch?
This is the pseudonym used by the authors of the federalist papers.
What is Publius?
This English concept states that rights are inherent in human beings, and are not dependent on government
What is natural rights?
This man's rebellion forced the 13 states to reconsider their outlook on the articles
Who is Daniel Shays?
Madison's distrust of this led to the separation of powers
What is factions? Acceptable: the majority
The Constitution states that this group elects the President of the United States.
What is the electoral college?
The Federalist Papers were written to convince citizens to do this.
What is support ratification of the Constitution?
The document that states: "We hold these truths to be self-evident"
What is a passage from the Declaration of Independence?
Of the Three Branches of government, this is the one the Articles of Confederation possessed.
What is Legislative?
This plan was used to form the basis of the United States Congress.
What is The Connecticut Compromise? (or Great Compromise)
The courts use this power to interpret the Constitution.
What is Judicial Review?
Federalist No. 10 speaks extensively on the need to guard against these.
What are factions?
The British increased taxes to help pay for this war.
What is The French and Indian War? (AKA 7 Years War)
This city hosted the first convention to reform the Articles
What is Anapolis?
Madison granted the executive this important Executive check against the power of Congress.
What is the Veto?
This process of proposing constitutional change has never been used.
What is a national convention?
If separation of powers is the 3 branches, this phrase is used to describe each of them having some power of the other.
What are checks and balances?
The most famous Frenchman that fought alongside the American Revolutionaries.
Who was Lafayette?
This is what the Articles government could do about taxes:
Nothing (or up to the states)
Despite the absence of a Bill of Rights, Madison's Constitution allowed for guaranteed the right of habeas corpus, no ex post facto laws, trial by jury and none of these.
What are Bills of Attainder?
The anti-federalists' articles that were critical of ratifying the Constitution were under this name.
What is Brutus?
This Federalist paper makes the case that because men are not angels, they need a government that will keep itself in check.
What is Federalist #51?