Declaration of Independence
This quote:
"all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"
demonstrates what Enlightenment principal?
Natural Rights (John Locke)
The US Constitution fixed the problems of what other document?
The Articles of Confederation
Which country gifted the United States 3,000 Cherry Trees o be planted in Washington DC in 1912?
Japan
Which side did NOT want a "bill of rights"?
The Federalists
"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another"
Declaration of Independence
Define the "Social Contract" Theory.
Per Rousseau, citizens give up some freedoms in exchange for protection provided by the government.
Per, the system created by the Constitution, the legislative branch is to be "Bicameral". How is representation calculated for each "house" of Congress?
Senate: Equal representation (2 per state)
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
Who would have said this: "I had rather be a free citizen of the small republic of Massachusetts, than an oppressed subject of the great American empire."
An anti-Federalist
"In order to . . . insure domestic Tranquility [and] secure the Blessings of Liberty . . . [we] do ordain and establish" this document
The US Constitution
Broadly, what were some of the complaints that the colonists listed in the Declaration?
Taxes, restrictions of colonial legislatures, abuses of judicial system, conflicts with British soldiers, lack of representation in British Parliament, etc. etc.
The Constitution sets up a "Separation of Powers" within the US government. What does that mean?
No one branch of government (legislative, judicial, or executive) has too much power over the other branches.
What empire did the modern day nation of Turkey belong to during WWI?
The Ottoman Empire
Who would have said this: "When you assemble from your several counties in the Legislature, were every member to be guided only by the apparent interest of his county, government would be impracticable."
An Anti-Federalist
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures."
Declaration of Independence
Being the only Congressional Representative from Massachusetts, this man signed his name really large.
John Hancock
Define "Federalism"
Delineated distribution of powers between national gov’t and the states
In what US city would you be able to visit the famous "French Quarter"?
NOLA
Why were the Federalist Papers written?
To convince the people that the Constitution should be passed into law
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
The Bill of Rights (Amendment 10)
How many grievances about the rule of Great Britain are listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Twenty Seven (27)
Per the Constitution, what is one (1) qualification for a person to become president?
"No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States."
Which basketball team owns the longest winning streak in NBA history?
LA Lakers
Who wrote the Federalist Papers?
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
"The inhabitants of the said territory shall always be entitled to the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus, and of the trial by jury; of a proportionate representation of the people in the legislature"
The Northwest Ordinance