Important Documents
The document outlines the duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of the U.S. Government:
What is the Constitution
Who was elected to oversee the constitutional convention:
Who is George Washington
Any powers that were not specifically stated in the Articles of Confederation belonged to:
What are The States
This man drafted the Constitution:
Who is Thomas Jefferson
This was America's "first" Constitution, and created what was known as the 'League of Friendship':
What are the Articles of Confederation
This determined that congress could not ban the slavery and it's commerce before 1808
What is the Slave Trade Compromise
Who is known as the father of the constitution:
Who is James Madison
This document, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, is the first example of self-government in the American colonies:
What is the Mayflower Compact
This man wrote "The Second Treatise of Government" and was the author of the Social Contract Theory
Who is John Locke
This plan proposed a system of representation that included 1 vote per stater, instead of representation by population:
The New Jersey Plan
This document guaranteed free parliamentary elections, freedom of cruel and unusual punishment, and right to a fair and speedy trial, and is considered the first example of a constitutional monarchy:
What is the English Bill of Rights
This was the agreement that created our bicameral congress:
What is The Connecticut Compromise
The idea that the government has a responsibility to protect and uphold the rights of the people:
What is Social Contract Theory
These 2 men contributed to the ratification of the constitution by writing (along with others) the federalist paper:
Who are Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
This plan benefited slave states (states with higher populations):
Virginia Plan
Rights that are believed to belong to every person, and are to be protected by the government:
What are Human Rights
Who was the president of the second continental congress:
Who is John Hancock