More Founding Ideas
Restrictions on its power
What is limited government?
According to the Declaration of Independence people's right came from here
What is god?
A group of farmers in Massachusetts facing debt who took up arms against the state government
What is Shays' Rebellion?
52
These were the 2 major issues confronting the Constitutional Convention
What is represenation of the states and slavery?
They are universal and cannot be taken away
What are natural rights?
He wrote Common Sense
Who is Thomas Payne?
It sets the powers of a government
What is a constituion?
This phrase signifies the goal of creating a stronger national government than under the Articles of Confederation.
What is "In order to form a more perfect union"
Thomas Payne described government as this
What is a necessary evil?
It established self-government in the colonies
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Preamble, Natural Rights, List of Grievances, Formal Declaration
What are the four main parts of the Declaration of Independence?
This is how the federal government got funding under the Articles of Confederation
What is asked the states for contributions?
This phrase means to establish a court system and ensure fair laws
What is "establish justice"
It requires arrested persons be brought before a judge
What is habeas corpus?
Under a compromise at the Constitutuional Convention, slaves would be counted as
What is 3/5ths of a person?
This is a right that can be taken away by the government
*****Double Jeopardy*****
What is a protected right?
According to the Declaration of Independence, people should overthrow the government when it fails to do this
What is fail to protect people's rights?
1 House of Congress, each state getting the same number of votes and the creation of an executive branch and judicial branch
What is the New Jersey Plan?
Promote general welfare can be related to what phrase in the Declaration of Independence
What is pursuit of happiness?
2 Houses of Congress; 1 based on population; the other each state getting the same number of votes; creation of the executive and judicial branches
What is the Great Compromise
This relates to how the law is carried out
What is due process?
This document directly influenced ideas found in the Declaration of Independence
What is the English Bill of Rights?
2 House of Congress based on population and the creation of a judicial and executive branch
What is the Virginia Plan?
What is freedoms are protected not only for the people who were living at the time the Constitution was being written but also for future generations?
The Articles of Confederation said the 13 colonies agreed to establish this.
What is a "firm league of friendship"