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What was Enlightenment?
Era that challenged the rule of leaders and began to consider what made government legitimate.
What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
The national government could not tax
Federalist favored increasing the power of the ____________ over the ___________.
Federal over the States
What event showed that America needed to get rid of the Articles of Confederation and needed a stronger central government
Shays' Rebellion
Where can you find the Judicial branch in the Constitution?
Article III
Give up individual sovereignty to the government in exchange for peace and order.
Social Contract
What document was the first showing of limited government?
Magna Carta
What was the effect of the Three-Fifths Compromise
Slave states gained additional congressional representation
What was the primary purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
Revise the Articles of Confederation
A set of principles, or ideals, for ensuring an orderly and just society
Life, Liberty, Property
First direct tax on the colonist. Taxed all legal documents (pamphlets, newspapers, dice and playing cards)
Stamp Act
The Federalist Papers, were intended to
win support for ratification of the Constitution
Anti Federalists opposed ratification of the United States Constitution until they were assured that
A Bill of Rights was added
Which principle is best exemplified by the Bill of Rights?
Individual Rights
Which philosopher wrote heavily about basic rights such as the freedom of speech and freedom of religion?
In what ways were the Declaration of Independence and Thomas Paine's Common Sense similar?
They both stated that the colonists needed to make a permanent break from Britain
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Which Plan at the Constitutional Convention proposed a unicameral Congress
New Jersey Plan
1689 document that set clear limits on the Monarchy
English Bill of Rights
What gives Congress the power to make laws deemed necessary and proper?
Elastic Clause?
Which British judge and scholar, wrote Commentaries on the Laws of England which helped codify English common law and helped create the legal foundation on which America was built?
William Blackstone
How does the Connecticut (or Great) Compromise benefits states with smaller populations?
Each state has two representatives in the Senate.
The Virginia Plan proposed a two house legislature with the lower house based on population and elected by the people, and with an upper house elected by the ______________.
What are the 3 reasons why the colonist pushed for revolution?
1. Colonies functioned on their own and were essentially self-sufficient
2. Britain began to tighten control on the colonies
3. Taxation
What event was the cause of Britain taxing the colonist?
French and Indian War