This was the type of government that existed in the north when they used town meetings.
What is a direct democracy
100
This word describes our current legislature. It means, two house.
What is bicameral?
200
This was the first permanent, English colony in America.
What is Jamestown, VA
200
Favored states rights over the rights of the national government
What is the anti-federalists
200
This is who the Declaration of Independence was written to
What is England/King George
200
The southern economy was based on ____ during the colonial period and beyond. (This word means farming)
What is agrarianism?
200
This gave us a taste of independence and was one reason we had the American Revolution. (Vocab term)
What was salutary neglect
300
This was the colonial REGION that was the strictest regarding religion
What is the New England region?
300
They pointed out the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
What is the Federalists
300
Under this type of government, a king or queen shares power with other branches.
What is a limited monarchy
300
The only people to have this were white, male property owners. (Use the vocab word)
What is suffrage (the right to vote).
300
This was the first plan to unite the colonies. The plan failed. It was proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754.
What was the Albany Plan of Union?
400
This colony was actually purchased from the Native Americans.
What is Rhode Island?
400
Believed in loose interpretation of the constitution
What is the federalists
400
Under this form of government, power rests in teh hands of a small group of people
What is an oligarchy?
400
In America today, we a ____ which means that the people elect others to make laws on their behalf.
What is a republic?
400
This was the plan that called for three branches of government with a bicameral legislature and representation based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
500
This colony was considered a haven for Catholics
What is Maryland?
500
The Anti-Federalists finally agreed to ratify the constitution if this happened
What is a bill of rights was added to the constitution
500
In America we have both a ____ (which means we elect people to make laws for us) and ______ t (where states and the national government share power). LIST BOTH WORDS
What is republic & federalism
500
Our legal sytem is based on past court decisions, or ____.
What is precedents
500
This event showed that the Articles of Confederation were weak and we needed to revise them.