Types of Government
Enlightment Thinkers
Framework of American Government
Articles of Confederation/Constitution
Constitution
100
King or Queen rules the Country, come to power through family lines.
What is a Monarchy?
100
I believe in freedom of speech! I am best known for my comment, “I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
Who is Volatire?
100
Population, Territory, Government, Sovereignty
What are the four traits of a state?
100
Philadelphia 1787
What is the place and year the Constitution was signed?
100
Makes Laws
What is the Legislative Branch?
200
One leader has absolute control over citizens. If there is a Constitution, this person has control over that as well.
What is a Dictatorship?
200
I believe that government should divide itself according to its powers, creating a Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branch.
Who is Montesqieu?
200
Protect the country, help citizens, keep order,
What are the four roles of Government?
200
States get to keep their independence and, No government telling the states what to do Congress had the power to create a military to protect the states
What are the pros of the Articles of Confederation?
200
Commander and Chief of the Army
What is the President (Executive Branch)?
300
Citizens elect leaders to represent thier rights and interest in government.
What is a representative Democracy?
300
I explain my belief that all men have natural rights, which are Life, Liberty, and Property, and that the purpose of government is to protect these rights.
Who is John Locke?
300
“We the People of the United States of America, in order to form a more Perfect Union, establish justice, insure 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 the States of America.”
What is the Preamble?
300
Congress had no way to enforce laws Congress had no power to collect taxes to pay for the military! The Articles could only be changed if ALL the states agreed!
What are the cons of the Articles of Confederation?
300
The Supreme Court can declare the actions of the legislative branch/and the executive branch unconstitutional. This is an example of _______
What is checks and balances?
400
A government that recongnizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority.
What is a Theocracy?
400
I do not support the idea of revolutions, and I believe that absolute monarchs are the best rulers.
Who is Hobbes?
400
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”
What is the Declaration of Independence?
400
A group of people united together for a common purpose
What is a confederation?
400
The national gov can coin money, only the state gov can regulate trade within their borders and license certian occupations. This principle involved in this division of power is called:
What is federalism?
500
Nobody is in control
What is an Anarchy?
500
A ___________ happens between a government and its people. The people agree to give up some freedoms if the government agrees to protect everyone’s rights. If the government fails to deliver, the people revolt—like the colonists did during the American Revolution.
What is a social contract?
500
Before the adoption of the Constitution the, newly independent states were joined by the:
What is the Articles of Confederation?
500
Only the _______ provided for an Executive Branch
What is the Constitution?
500
This plan called for a bicamerical (two houses) legislature.
What is the Virgina plan?
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