Enlightenment Thinkers
This philosopher believed in a social contract where people give up some freedoms for protection.
Thomas Hobbes
This early colonial document established a framework for self-government in Plymouth Colony.
Mayflower Compact
This branch of government is responsible for making laws.
Legislative Branch
The idea that government power is limited and restricted.
Limited Government
This plan proposed a strong national government with a bicameral legislature.
Virginia Plan
This philosopher emphasized the importance of separation of powers.
Montesquieu
This English document limited the power of the monarch and established certain rights for citizens.
English Bill of Rights
This branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws.
Executive Branch
The principle that all citizens are equal before the law.
Equal Protection
This plan proposed a unicameral legislature with equal representation for all states.
New Jersey Plan
This philosopher argued for natural rights, including life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
This document declared American independence from Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
This branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws
Judicial Branch
The system of government in which power is divided between a national government and state governments.
Federalism
This compromise resolved the dispute over representation in Congress.
Great Compromise
This philosopher believed in the concept of popular sovereignty, where power resides with the people.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
This set of essays argued in favor of ratifying the Constitution.
Federalist Papers
The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.
Judicial Review
The concept that the people are the ultimate source of political power.
Popular Sovereignty
This compromise addressed the issue of how to count slaves for representation and taxation purposes.
Three-Fifths Compromise
This philosopher's ideas about social contract theory influenced the Declaration of Independence.
John Locke
This document established the first form of government for the United States after the American Revolution.
Articles of Confederation
The process by which the Senate confirms presidential appointments.
Senate Confirmation
The idea that certain rights belong to individuals and cannot be taken away by the government.
Unalienable Rights
Briefly explain the significance of the Federalist Papers.
The Federalist Papers were a series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to defend the Constitution and persuade the public to ratify it.