Enlightened ideas
John Locke
Whose power was limited in the Magna Carta?
King John
What was the stamp act?
Tax on printed paper goods
What were the Articles of Confederation?
Served as the first constitution of the US
What did the federalists believe?
Strong central government
Ratification of the constitution
List the three original natural rights
life, liberty, property
What is Common Sense?
Thomas Paine wrote it to convince colonists to declare independence
Before: salutary neglect, colonies enjoyed freedom from English law
After: Stricter enforcement of laws and taxes
Who held the power in the AOC?
States
What did the Anti Federalists fear?
Tyrannical government
How did Montesquieu influence US gov't?
Separation of powers and three branches of government
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Contract?
- Rule of Law
- Self government
What are the natural rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
Why did the Articles create a weak central gov't?
Fear of a tyrannical government with too much power
What purpose did the Federalist/Anti-Federalist papers serve?
Convince people to ratify/reject the Constitution
Two Treatises of Government
English Bill of Rights
What led to the Boston Massacre?
What were the weaknesses of the Articles? (list 3)
Congress couldn't tax
Couldn't regulate commerce
Amendments required unanimous vote
How did the Federalists/Anti-Federalists compromise on the constitution? Why was this included?
Bill of Rights.
Specific rights are protected
List all points of the Social Contract
- Government gets its power from the people / consent of the governed
- Government should protect rights and liberties of the people
- People can overthrow/change the government if it become tyrannical (rule of law)
How did the Magna Carta limit the powers of the king?
What reason did the colonists give for separating from England?
Taxation without representation / Violation of rights
Which event made it clear that the Articles had to be changed?
Shays' Rebellion
"If Men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and the next place, oblige it to control itself."
What is Madison saying? Which document # is this quote in?
Humans are corrupt/not perfect and we need government to control them. The government must also use checks and balances to control itself.
Federalists #51