Declaration of Independence
What is the definition of unalienable rights?
Rights that cannot be taken away
Placed new taxes on a variety of items, including glass, lead, paints, & tea
The Townshend Acts
What document did Anti-Federalists support?
The Articles of Confederation
This type of law refers to the government enforcing the laws, by bringing charges against someone who has been accused of committing a crime.
Criminal Law
List the Three Branches of Governments and what Articles of the Constitution they can be found in
Legislative-Article 1
Executive-Article 2
Judicial- Article 3
What word refers to the complaints that the colonists listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Grievances
What act put a tax on all printed materials, including a deck of cards, legal documents, newspapers, and more?
The Stamp Act
These essays and newspaper articles were written by Federalists and stated that they wanted a strong central government
The Federalist Papers
This type of law deals with the distribution of power, along with the interpretation and application of the US Constitution; it also defines the powers between states
Constitutional Law
Who invented the concept of Separation of Powers?
Montesquieu
Which Enlightenment thinker heavily influenced Thomas Jefferson's writing of the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
In response to the Tea Act, colonists created this major protest, due to their anger over taxes?
Anti-Federalists refused to ratify the Constitution until this document was added that protected people's individual rights and made sure the government wasn't too powerful
The Bill of Rights
This type of law involves a legal dispute between two or more parties
Civil Law
Under the AOC, the national government did not have the power to collect _________
Taxes
What are the three unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Stated that Parliament had the right to pass laws for the colonies, including taxes without their consent
Declaratory Act
Anti-Federalists believed power belongs in the hands of __________ governments.
State
This type of law deals with court-martials and disciplinary proceedings and applies ONLY to members of the armed forces
What concept explains that no one is above the law and the law applies to everyone?
Rule of Law
FITB: "We hold these truths to be _______________, that all men are created ________.
Self-Evident
Equal
What grievance or act is this quote referring to: "For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world"
Intolerable Acts
Federalists wanted a _______ central government.
laws that are created through the courts' interpretation of existing laws and regulations
Case Law
The Social Contract