People who made an Impact
The writer of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The idea that all people are created equal
What is equality of mankind?
This event involved American colonists dressing up as Native Americans and dumping tea into a body of water
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Written by the Pilgrims, this document included ideas of self-government and the consent of the governed
What is the Mayflower Compact?
A person is a citizen because their parent is an American citizen
What is the Law of Blood?
A person who's job is to meet with members of Congress and convince them to certain things
What is a Lobbyist?
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
What is the Bill of RIghts?
What is Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, and Speech
English philosopher, know for natural rights and the social contract
Who is John Locke?
The idea that the government should have less or limited power
What is limited government?
The war that lead to America getting it's independence from England
What is the Revolutionary war?
This document inspired the American to create a Bill of Rights
What is the English Bill of Rights?
What is a responsibility?
Every American citizen has the right to make their voices heard through
What is voting?
An introductory paragraph to a document
What is a preamble?
What is Ancient Rome?
French philosopher, known for the Separation of Powers
Who is Montesquieu?
The idea that all people are born with certain rights that cannot be taken away
What are natural rights?
This event sparked tension in the American colonies ultimately leading to the Revolutionary War
What is the French and Indian war?
Written in 1215, this document limited the power of the king of England
What is the Magna Carta?
The process of becoming a citizen later in life
What is the naturalization process?
When the media watches the government and reports it's wrong doing
What is acting as a watchdog?
When citizens are active participates in their community and the government
What is civic participation?
The three levels of government
What is local, state, and national?
Know for writing Common Sense to help convince colonists leave the British Empire
Who is Thomas Paine?
The idea that nobody is above the law, including the President
What is Rule of Law?
This event showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and forced Congress to create a new government
What is Shay's Rebellion?
This document is most notable for promoting the idea of Representative Self-government
What is Thomas Paine's Common Sense?
Something citizens have to do according to the law
What is an obligation?
When the media controls the information that gets through to the public
What is acting as a gatekeeper?
Systems in place to make sure that each branch of government is doing its job and holding each other accountable
What is checks and balances?
This is what the people should do if the government starts to abuse their power
What is alter or abolish it?
Major federalist and writer of the Federalist Papers
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
The idea that all people are treated equally and fairly in the legal system
What is due process of the law?
When representatives from the 13 original colonies came together to discuss breaking away from the British Empire
What is the Continental Congress?
This document is considered the "Supreme Law of the Land" in the United States
What is the U.S. Constitution?
A person born in Puerto Rico is a citizen because
What is the Law of Soil?
Groups that represent interest groups and make donations to political campaigns on their behalf
What is a Political Action Committee (PACs)?
The meaning of the word posterity
The changes made to the Electoral College by the 12th amendment to the Constitution
What is separated the votes between the president and vice-president?