Vincent
Yoram
Bruce
Pascual
Joeb
100

The supreme power to act within its territory and control its external affairs. .. . One of the four functions of a state

Sovereignty

100

True or False: Congress had the power to coin and Borrow new money

True

100
  • Government by the people, citizens are the ultimate source of government authority
  • Representatives elected for set terms

Example: Ancient Rome, United States

Republic Democracy

100
  • Single person or small group holds absolute authority and makes all of the decisions
  • Violence and force used to maintain rule

Example: Cuba

Dictator

100

True or False: Congress had the power to raise an army.

True

200

The _______________ occurred three weeks after the first battle of the Revolutionary War. George Washington was named commander of the Army.

Second Continental Congress

200

Governments consist of three main components… these are:

People, power, policy

200

In the ________ model of government, power is concentrated in the central government.

Confederal

200

The Plymouth, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, and New Haven colonies all formed the ______________________.

New England Confederation

200
  • Government by the people, citizens are the ultimate source of government authority
  • Citizens come together to discuss and pass laws and select leaders

Example: Ancient Greece

Direct democracy

300

True or False: Congress had the power to tax/raise national funds.

False
300

True or False: Congress had the power to regulate trade/currency.

False

300

States must have clearly defined and recognized borders.. . One of the four functions of a state

territory

300

In 1787, former revolutionary war soldiers and other desperate farmers attacked courthouses in what became known as ________________________.

Shay's Rebellion

300

The Boston _______________________ occurred when 9 British soldiers fired shots into a mob and killed 5 colonists.

Massacre

400

Government types: Rulers claim to represent and be directed by a set of religious ideas

Example: Iran

Theocracy

400

Which man came up with the idea of the Great Compromise?

Roger Sherman

400

Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called _____________________; this pamphlet made a case for a break with England.

Common Sense

400

A state must have people…. One of the four functions of a state

population

400

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and which man teamed up to write the Federalist Papers?

John Jay

500

The _________________________ called for a council of representatives appointed by the colonial assemblies and a president appointed by the king.

Albany Plan of Union

500
  • Small group of powerful people make most government decisions for their own benefit
  • Membership in the ruling group may be based on wealth, family, or military power

Example: ancient Greece (Sparta)

Oligarchy/aristocracy

500

The second amendment:

Right to bear arms

500

The ________ called for a bicameral (two house) legislature and favored states with larger populations.

Virginia Plan

500

Political Organization of a state. .. . One of the four functions of a state

Government

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