Influential People/Documents
This person believed that people were born with 3 natural rights - life, liberty, and property.
Who was John Locke?
A legal member of a country.
What is a citizen?
This document listed the colonists' grievances with the king of England.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This part of the U.S. Constitution lists the six purposes of our government.
What is the preamble?
Article I establishes this branch of government which is responsible for making laws.
What is the legislative branch?
Montesquieu was a french philosopher who believed in this idea on which we created our branches of government.
What is separation of powers?
Things citizens are required to do. (What is the general term, not specific examples)
What are duties/obligations?
This document was our first constitution.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
What are the Bill of Rights?
Article III establishes this branch of government which is responsible for interpreting the laws.
What is the judicial branch?
This document was based on self-government.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
These are the two ways you can automatically be a citizen of the U.S.
What are law of soil and law of blood?
The Articles of Confederation had many weaknesses. Name two.
no power to tax
no power to raise its own troops
no power to regulate trade
no power to enforce laws
no national court system
no national executive
This amendment establishes five individual freedoms.
What is the first amendment?
Article V explains how the Constitution can be changed. (What is this called?)
What is the amendment process?
This document limited the king's power.
What is the Magna Carta?
This is the process you go through to become a U.S. citizen.
What is naturalization?
This event was a tipping point in our country when we realized the Articles of Confederation were too weak.
What is Shays Rebellion?
This person serves as the commander in chief of the Armed Forces and is the Head of the Executive Branch.
Who is the President?
These 2 parts of the national government would participate in the treaty process. (Be Specific)
What are the Senate and the President?
Thomas Paine wrote this document which led to us Declaring Independence from Great Britain.
What is Common Sense?
Give at least two qualifications someone must meet if they want to become a U.S. citizen.
be at least 18 years old
be a lawful permanent resident
lived in the United States for 5 years
be of good character
have a working knowledge of English
Name one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation that were addressed in the U.S. Constitution.
lack of a national court system
the lack of executive leadership
the power to tax
Powers NOT specifically listed in the Constitution but can still be carried out are given by what clause?
What is the Elastic Clause or the Necessary and Proper Clause?
The U.S. has a bicameral legislature which means this.
What are two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives?