Natural Rights, Life, Liberty, and property, was created by ____.
John Locke
100
After the Revolutionary War, the first form of government that was created was ____ (Epic Failure!).
The Articles of Confederation
100
How many Branches of government are there?
3
100
The right to Bear arms is guaranteed by the ___ amendment.
2nd
100
Congress has the power to Declare ___
War
200
The Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts, all led to ____.
the Revolutionary War
200
One of the main reasons that the Articles of Confederation was so weak was because they could not _____, could not amend the Articles, and had no president.
Collect Taxes
200
The Legislative Branch is discussed in Article ___ of the Constitution.
Article 1
200
To pass an amendment, you need 3/4ths of the states to approve and ___ of Congress.
2/3rds
200
The president has the ability to release federal prisoners with a presidential ____.
Pardon
300
The idea of Separation of Powers was created by ____.
Baron de Montesquieu
300
Unlike the Federalists, the _____ feared that the Constitution had too strong of a central government, a president, and No Bill of Rights.
Anti-Federalists
300
The Purpose of Checks and Balances is to make sure that no one branch becomes_____.
too powerful
300
The first amendment guarantees_____.
freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion
300
Making sure that all citizens, even government officials, follow all the rules equally is known as _______.
Rule of Law
400
The Declaration of Independence had a list of _____ that expressed the colonists' unhappiness with the Tyranny of the King.
Grievances
400
The Federalists wrote the _____ to try and persuade people to support the Constitution.
Federalist Papers
400
The Phrase, "In Order to form a more perfect union, ensure domestic tranquility, promote the general welfare" is found in the ___ of the Constitution.
Preamble
400
Without a search warrant, the police entering a home without permission is considered to be unreasonable _____.
search and seizure
400
The Declaration of Independence was written by___ in 1776.
Thomas Jefferson
500
Thomas Paine wrote ____ to help gain support for the Declaration of Independence.
Common Sense
500
Who's rebellion showed the Country that the Articles of Confederation were too weak to be able to function?
Daniel Shay
500
Who has the power to ratify/approve a president's Treaty?
the Senate
500
The 15th, 19th, and 26th amendment, all dealt with the right to ___.
Vote
500
To become a Supreme Court judge, what 2 things must happen?
President appoints/nominates, and the Senate must approve.