Key Political Principles/Iroquois Confederacy
Who did the Iroquois choose to run each tribe?
Clan Mother
Which enlightenment thinker first proposed three branches and the separation of powers?
Montesquieu
What document was signed by King John and established the rule of law and England?
Magna Carta
What is the “rulebook” for the United States?
Constitution
Give an example of a dictator who existed because of zero limited government
Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, etc.
- The native americans who had a democracy way before the U.S did were called:
200 bonus points for both names
Iroquois/Haudenosaunee
Which enlightenment thinker wrote Leviathan and said humans are naturally selfish?
Hobbes
Unalienable rights are rights that cannot be:
Taken Away
Where did the constitutional convention take place?
Philadelphia
What kind of houses did the Iroquois live in?
Longhouses
Personal liberties/protections without interference from others or the government are called:
Individual Rights
Which enlightenment thinker believed in life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
What document sent the colonists to Jamestown and established a government?
Charters of the VA Company of London
What were the two plans proposed during the constitutional convention?
BONUS 200: Who wrote the VA Plan?
VA and NJ
In order to show unity, the Iroquois chief tried to break five:
Arrows
The idea that the government is not all powerful is called:
Limited Government
Which enlightenment thinker strongly encouraged the separation of church and state?
BONUS 500: Which U.S. founding father stole that idea from him?
Voltaire
TJ
Which document declared independence from Great Britain?
Declaration of Indepence
What are the three parts of the constitution in order?
Preamble, Articles, Amendments
Who was chosen to be the leader who the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
How does each branch of government hold the other accountable?
Checks and Balances
Which enlightenment thinker came up with the social contract theory?
What English document was the model for our Bill or Rights?
BONUS 600: Which famous couple signed it?
English Bill of Rights
William and Mary
True or false: The VA Constitution splits the VA government in 3 branches like the U.S. Constitution.
True
In a CNN 10 episode, a group in Philadelphia gave a tour of what animal?
BONUS 300: What is the color of polar bears skin?
Pigeon
Black
The division of power between the state, local, and national governments is called:
BONUS 300: Give and example of state and national federalism
Federalism
Which enlightenment thinker was naturally pessimistic towards people?
BONUS 200: What was his book called?
Hobbes
Leviathan
Which document, written by Thomas Jefferson, separated church and state in America?
BONUS 100: Who did he steal that idea from?
VA Statute for Religious Freedom
Voltaire
VA
The idea that everyone must follow the same law is called:
Rule of Law
Which enlightenment thinker would be most likely to oppose government ownership of property?
Locke
What are three reasons the Articles of Confederation failed?
No military, states fighting, no tax, no police, etc.
Under what plan would smaller states have that same amount of power as big states?
BONUS 1000: What part of our congress today do we get from the NJ Plan?
NJ Plan
Senate
BONUS 100: Name 3
Mask law, noise law, lawn law, etc.