Chap 1
A set of beliefs and principles
What are Values
Export resources from the Southern colonies were primarily these 3 things
What are Cotton, Tobacco and Slaves
The Cartoon quote that Ben Franklin posted in the Pennsylvania Gazette inciting unity in the colonies
What is "Join or Die"
The 1st 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights
People who move to the US for a short period of time
What are Aliens
People who move to the US permanently
What are immigrants
In 1215, English nobles negotiated with the tyrant King John of England for basic rights, known as
What is the Magna Carta
The plan that outlined for states to have representation based on state size
What is the Virginia Plan
The banning print or media materials from the public
What is Censorship
The intermixing of religion with governement
What is a Theocracy
The Puritans settled in this future state
What is Massachusetts
A nation should be run by its ability to produce resources from colonies
what is Mercantilism
Originally, states had their own unified statute of laws, called this
What are the Articles of Confederation
Amendments 13-15 involve this 19th century issue
What is the freeing and enfranchisement of slaves
She spoke out in opposition to the Puritan government in her society, one of the first advocates in Free speech in Pre-America
Who is Anne Hutchinson
The process of becoming a legal citizen of the country
What is Naturalization
The main basis for the American judicial system
What is Constitutional Law
In order for a bill to become law/amendment, this must pass both House of Representatives and the Senate
What is a 2/3rds majority
Universal integration in public schools was settled in this civil rights court case
What is Brown vs Board of Education -1954
These documents conceived in the Revolutionary war provided the basis for American government, but failed miserably
What are the Articles of Confederation
Ancient Greek and Roman governments failed because they were this
What is a Direct Democracy
He united the differing Christian sects throughout the colonies with powerful and emotional sermons
Who is George Whitefield
No branch of the government can supercede the other, known as
What is the Separation of Powers
"I have a dream, that one day a man will not be judge color of his skin, but by the ____ __ __ ________"
What is "The content of his character"
Recite the Preamble of the US Constitution from memory
(stand up person who chose this question and annunciate)
What is "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution for the United States of America."