Enlightenment
What continent did the Enlightenment happen on?
Europe
Which principle in the Constitution matches best with "Personal LIBERTIES/PROTECTIONS without interference from others or the government."
Individual Rights
Which Federalist was known by many as the "up and comer"?
Alexander Hamilton
No publicly enforced government.
Anarchy
Belief/practice that goods and services should be owned and regulated by the government as a whole.
Socialism
What are the 8 different principles that make up the Constitution?
Individual Rights, Limited Government, Separation of Powers, Checks & Balances, Federalism, Rule of Law, Popular Sovereignty, Republicanism
What revolution led to the Enlightenment Movement?
The Scientific Revolution
Which principle in the Constitution best matches the following? "Legislative, executive, and judicial powers are placed into three DISTINCT AND INDEPENDENT branches of government."
Separation of Powers
What year did the Constitutional Convention take place?
1787
A centralized government that makes all the decisions, and local entities carry out the laws.
Unitary
People represent themselves and vote directly on all new laws and policies.
Direct Democracy
Which principle describes certain rights are universal
and inherent to all people
Natural Rights
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Which principle in the Constitution best matches the following? "The DIVISION of power among a central (federal) and several regional governments (states)."
Federalism
Which Anti-Federalist was known for his objections?
George Mason
Type of oligarchy in which a religious figure
is also the leader of the government.
Theocracy
Power rests with a small group of people. It could be based on nobility, wealth, family,
religion, or military ties.
Oligarchy
Which principle uses reason to improve their lives and discover truth
Rationalism
Which principle in the Constitution best matches the following? "All political power resides in the PEOPLE. The government can govern only with the CONSENT of the people."
Popular Sovereignty
What were the two biggest concerns of the Anti-Federalists?
1. The government now was too powerful
2. No rights guaranteed for the people
A single person with supreme power who isn’t limited by laws or elections.
Autocracy
A family rules the nation, and the leader is predetermined through hereditary lines.
Monarchy
What were the five principles of the Enlightenment?
Rationalism, Natural Rights, Limited Government, Republicanism, and Social Contract
Which principle in the Constitution best matches the following? "Where people elect representatives at REGULAR INTERVALS "
Republicanism
DAILY DOUBLE!! What were the three advantages of the federalists?
1. Coordinated, laid-out effort among 3 writers
2. Two of whom were main authors of the Constitution
3. Aggressive and prolific
Union of independent nations that have a common purpose.
Confederation
DAILY DOUBLE!!
This one is not technically a government, but is an economic system.
Socialism