British Policies, Declaration of Independence, and Revolution
Forms of Governments
SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT
ENLIGHTENED THINKERS and iMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
100
THIS PAMPHLET PERSUADED MANY COLONISTS TO FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE.
What is COMMON SENSE?
100
People vote directly for what they want.
What is Direct Democracy?
100
A system of government which power is shared between the national and regional governments.
What is FEDERALISM?
100
Ideas JOHN LOCKE is known for.
What are NATURAL RIGHTS: LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PROPERTY?
200
One of three things things that the British did that made the Colonists angry.
What is TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION; QUARTERING TROOPS; DISSOLVING LOCAL ASSEMBLIES (LEGISLATIVE BRANCH); TRIAL OF CRIMES MOVED TO BRITIAN?
200
A GOVERNMENT RULED BY ONE RULER WHOSE POWER IS LIMITED BY A CONSTITUTION.
What is Constitutional Monarchy?
200
A system of government in which the regional governments tell the central government what to do.
What is a CONFEDERATION?
200
AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN GOVERNMENT & CITIZENS. GOVERNMENT PROMISES TO PROTECT RIGHTS; CITIZENS PROMISE TO OBEY THE LAW
What is A SOCIAL CONTRACT?
300
This was who the "Grievances" of the Declaration of Independence addressed to.
Who is King George?
300
AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM THAT LIMITS PERSONAL OWNERSHIP AND DISTRIBUTES GOODS EQUALLY.
What is Socialism?
300
A system of government in which the central government have all of the power.
What is UNITARY?
300
HE CAME UP WITH DIVIDING THE POWERS OF GOVERNMENT BETWEEN 3 BRANCHES: LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES
Who is Baron de Montesquieu ?
400
The rights that Thomas Jefferson say every American is entitled to in the Declaration of Independence.
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
400
THESE ARE TWO TYPES OF AUTOCRACY.
What is MONARCHY AND DICTATORSHIP?
400
A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH POWER IS SHARED.
What is A FEDERATION?
400
One of three concepts found in the Magna Carta that influenced the Founding Fathers
What is LIMIT THE POWER OF THE KING;LIMIT EXECUTIVE BRANCH; RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED;NO CRUEL & UNUSUAL?
500
This Enlightenment philosopher influenced Jefferson in the "Natural Rights" section of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Locke
500
A GOVERNMENT RULED BY ONE RULER WHO HAS ALL POWER. THE POSITION IS HEREDITY.
What is ABSOLUTE MONARCHY?
500
The executive chosen by in a Parliamentary System.
What is PRIME MINISTER?
500
Rights that are found in the English Bill of Rights that are found in the US Bill of Rights
What ARE PETITION THE GOVERNMENT; RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS; FREEDOM OF SPEECH; NO CRUEL PUNISHMENTS; NO PRISON WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF LAW; CANNOT TAKE AWAY PROPERTY WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF LAW