Philosophers and Philosophy
What is the name of Hobbes' famous book?
Leviathan
Rule by an individual who has full power which was obtained by force.
Dictatorship
This required colonists to house British Soldiers. It also served as the basis for the 3rd Amendment.
The Quartering Act
Article II outlines what?
The creation of the Executive Branch
List the 5 freedoms guaranteed under the First Amendment?
Speech, assembly, petition, press, and religion.
The delegates at the convention agreed to keep all discussions ________________.
Private or Secret
President's power to stop a law is called...
Veto power
This means "the people rule."
Popular Sovereignty
Which philosopher believed that "Government should be divided into 3 branches" to prevent corruption.
Baron de Montesquieu
Rule by a king, queen, tsar, pharaoh or other inherited title.
Monarchy
Conflict that put Britain into significant debt, and that resulted in taxes being placed upon the colonists due to their lack of enthusiasm at participating.
The French and Indian War or the Seven Years' War.
Article III outlines what?
The creation of the Judicial Branch
The Constitutional Amendment that gives you "the right to remain silent."
5th Amendment
_____________________________ was a plan that allowed every five enslaved persons to count as three free persons
Three-Fifths Compromise
A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.
Electoral College
Which philosopher believed that: "If government does not protect your right, overthrow it."
John Locke
The absence of government is defined as...
Anarchy
The battle that caused the French to decide to support the colonial forces, because they believed that they were legitimate.
Saratoga
Article V outlines what?
The Amendment process.
You are driving with your friends in your car and are stopped by the police. What amendment protects you from an unreasonable search?
4th Amendment
The ___________________________ by James Madison that called for the states to have representation in the legislature based on population.
Virginia Plan
When is Inauguration Day?
January 20th
The ninth state to ratify the Constitution on June 21, 1788.
New Hampshire
Which philosopher said, "Without government life would be nasty, brutish, and short."
Thomas Hobbes
Rule by the religious elite.
Theocracy
The first and last battle of the Revolutionary War
First- Battle of Lexington and Concord
Last- Battle at Yorktown
Article VII outlines what?
Ratification- 9/13 states have to ratify
Guarantees a right to a jury trial in civil cases
7th Amendment
The delegate who kept a notebook of daily events at the Constitutional Convention.
James Madison
If the Vice President cannot become president who is next in line?
The Speaker of the House
A system of government where power is divided between the national government and the states.
Federalism
The original founder of the Social Contract Theory was who?
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Country A has a central government that shares power with regional governments. What system of government is this?
Federal
Line that prevented colonist from moving West past the Appalachian mountains.
Proclamation Line of 1763
Article VI outlines what?
The Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land (Supremacy Clause).
You are told you must wait 3 years for a trial by a jury.
This violates what amendment?
6th Amendment
Who created the concepts and ideas behind the New Jersey Plan?
William Paterson
Who must approve a Presidential appointments?
The Senate
The power of the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of laws is called _________________________.
Judicial Review
Bonus question because I mentioned his name in Kahoot, but we haven't covered him yet: What philosopher was famous for saying: "All men are brothers under God."
Voltaire
Power is concentrated in one central government, with little to no authority given to local governments.
Unitary
What was the battle where Washington crossed the Delaware river on Christmas eve and captured 1000 Hessians?
The Battle of Trenton
Article IV outlines what?
The relationship between the states and the federal government.
This one may take you by surprise:
The government takes your home to build a road.
This violates what amendment?
5th Amendment- It says that you cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without the "due process of law."
Who read the Virginia Plan at the convention? (Not the same person who wrote it).
Edmund Randolph (later, he was in George Washington's Cabinet)
In which chamber does the impeachment process begin?
House of Representatives.
According to the rules of conducting the convention, 7 states had to have delegates present for meeting to be held. This is called what?
A Quorum