Influential Documents
This 1620 agreement helped the Pilgrims establish rules and govern themselves.
the Mayflower Compact
Ratify/Ratified
The Declaration says governments get their power from this group.
The people
This compromise didn't count enslaved people as 1 whole person for representation and taxation.
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called
The Bill of Rights
This document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English king.
What is the Magna Carta?
A person chosen or elected to vote, act, or speak on behalf of a larger group
Delegate
This document announced the colonies’ independence from Great Britain in 1776.
The Declaration of Independence
This system divides power between the national government and state governments
federalism
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, and the press
First Amendment
This 1689 English document protected rights such as life, liberty, and property.
the English Bill of Rights
The large-scale buying and selling of goods/services between people, businesses, or nations
Commerce
This first plan of government created a weak central government because Americans feared a monarchy
The Articles of Confederation
How did delegates solve the problem of "who should have power within the national government?"
The created 3 branches of government
This principle keeps one branch of government from gaining too much power by dividing government responsibilities
separation of powers
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine encouraged colonists to declare independence from Great Britain
Common Sense
The primary national authority that holds ultimate political power and manages affairs for an entire country
Central Government
The Declaration of Independence claimed the government should be able to protect the nation. Did the Articles of Confederation do that?
No, Congress had limited power which made it hard to do
This clause gave Congress power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, states, and American Indian tribes.
Commerce Clause
According to yesterday's lecture, why did the Founding Fathers include the right to bear arms?
To rebel against that government if it ever began to take away people's rights.
Which two English documents helped establish limits on government power
What are the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
The lawmaking branch of a government, or a formal meeting where representatives meet to discuss and decide important issues.
Congress
Put these in chronological order: Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation.
1. The Declaration
2. Articles of Confederation
3. Constitution
Name the 3 examples of what the national government can do under federalism.
Declare war
Make treaties
Regulate interstate trade
What compromises were made by the North that protected southern slave owners?
The compromises were about the slave trade and escaped slaves