This Massachusetts brewer led the Sons of Liberty
and was an early opponent to the British government.
Who is Samuel Adams
100
A set of customs, traditions, rules, and laws that sets forth the basic way a government is organized and operated
What is constitution
100
The government of ancient Rome
What is a Republic
100
This document is best described as a statement of democratic principles rather than a framework for government?
What is the Declaration of Independence
100
He believed in the natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke
200
This quiet Virginian was the leader of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington
200
The study of citizens and their role in government
What is civics
200
In Greek it means "rule of the people".
What is a democracy
200
It was here in this city that a massacre” of American colonists by British troops took place in 1770
What is Boston
200
This political philosopher thought a strong government was necessary because in a state of nature, man would be insecure, vulnerable to attack by others, and in constant conflict.
Who is Thomas Hobbes
300
Although he initially did not support independence from
Britain, this Massachusetts lawyer who defended the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre later argued powerfully for independence in the Constitutional Convention.
Who is John Adams
300
This term refers to the good of the community as a whole overriding the good of the individual
What is common good
300
The government of the United States is best described as
What is representative democracy
300
American colonists were upset with taxes imposed by the British Crown because they lacked this in the British Parliment
What is representation
300
This landmark English document established the idea that the monarchy's power in England was not absolute.
What is the Magna Carta
400
The King of England during the Revolutionary War
Who is King George the Third
400
Teaching a willingness to sacrifice for the common good
What is moral education
400
A form of government in which power is held by a small group of elite individuals who allow very limited participation
What is an oligarchy.
400
A war that was fought between Britain and France from 1754-63 over colonial possessions in North America. The war debt run up by the British was passed on to the colonies through various taxes.
What is the French & Indian War
400
What English document provided the right to bear arms, the right to a trial, and the petition
What is the English Bill of Rights
500
This man developed the principles of “separation of powers”
and a “system of checks and balances.”
Who is Baron de Montesquieu
500
Civic virtue, moral education and small, uniform communities are all elements associated with
What is classical republicanism
500
In this form of government those who rule can not be held responsible by the will of the people
What is dictatorship
500
The Virginia delegate who formally introduced the
proposal for the colonies to become independent
from the British Empire
Who is Richard Henry Lee
500
The Magna Carta was followed by what landmark English document