Declaration of Independence
What are the three unalienable rights Jefferson lists in the Declaration?
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness.
How many branches of government did the Articles create?
One-Legislative
Which major principle is this..... people are the source of government power.
Popular Sovereignty
The Bill of Rights contains how many amendments?
10
Who was the fourth president of the United States?
James Madison
In what year was the declaration signed?
1776
True or False: Under the Articles, states had to pay taxes to the federal government.
False
What are the enumerated powers? (also expressed or delegated)
What the Federal Government can do.
True or False: The Constitution would not have been ratified without a guarantee of a Bill of Rights?
True
Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
According to the Declaration, why do governments exists?
To secure our natural rights.
What event took place in Massachusetts that displayed the weaknesses of the Articles?
Shays' Rebellion
True or False: Checks and Balances is the relationship between the Federal and State governments.
False.
What amendment says people have protection against arbitrary search and seizers without a warrant or probable cause?
Amendment 4
Who said “Give me liberty or give me death!”
Patrick Henry
Finish the quote: "We hold these truths to be self-evident............"
"That all men are created equal"
Under the Articles, how many votes were required to pass a law?
9/13
Which major principle is this.... The constitution limits the power of government by making explicit grants of authority.
Limited Government.
List 3 of the freedoms guaranteed by the first amendment.
Speech, Press, Petition, Religion, Assembly.
What 4 presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
Washington, Jefferson, T. Roosevelt, and Lincoln
If a government destroys people's rights, what does Jefferson say the people have the right to do?
Alter or abolish it.
Why did the founders intentionally create a weak national government?
To avoid tyranny, afraid of the government they had just came from.
In what year was the constitution written, and in what year did it become our official form of government?
1787, 1789.
In your own words, explain the 10th Amendment.
If a power is not expressly given to the Federal Government, nor denied to the states, it belongs to the states.
In which city did the Constitutional Convention take place?
Philadelphia, PA