Enlightenment Thinkers
This idea says that people are born with rights that cannot be taken away by the government.
Natural Rights
In this type of government, citizens have the power to vote and participate in decision-making, either directly or through representatives.
What is a Democracy?
This compromise created a two-house legislature with one house based on population and the other with equal representation for each state.
What is the Great (Connecticut) Compromise?
This first president set important precedents for the executive branch, including serving only two terms.
Who is George Washington?
This group supported the ratification of the Constitution and favored a strong national government.
Who were the Federalists?
This theory explains that governments are created by people to protect their rights and exist only with the consent of the governed.
What is social contract theory?
This type of government is ruled by a single king or queen, often gaining power through inheritance.
What is a Monarchy?
This compromise determined that slaves would count as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation.
What is the 3/5th Compromise?
This president was the main author of the Declaration of Independence and helped define the idea of natural rights.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This group opposed ratification of the Constitution because they feared a strong central government.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
This philosopher supported the idea that people have the right to overthrow a government that violates their natural rights.
Who is John Locke?
In this system, citizens elect representatives to make laws and govern on their behalf.
What is a Republic?
This compromise settled the issue of how presidents would be elected by creating the Electoral College.
What is the Electoral College Compromise?
As Chief Justice, this leader strengthened the power of the Supreme Court by establishing judicial review in Marbury v. Madison.
Who is John Marshall?
This group believed the Constitution needed a Bill of Rights to protect individual liberties.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
This French thinker influenced the U.S. Constitution by promoting separation of powers and checks and balances.
Who is Charles de Montesquieu?*
This type of government is controlled by a small group of wealthy, powerful, or elite individuals.
What is a Oligarchy?
This compromise allowed Congress to regulate trade but banned taxes on exports.
What is the Commerce Compromise?
This president preserved the Union during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln ?
This group argued that a strong national government was necessary to maintain order and unity among the states.
Who were the Federalists?
This philosopher believed people needed a strong central authority to maintain order and prevent chaos.
Thomas Hobbes
In this type of government, one person or political party holds all power and often rules without citizen consent.
What is a Dictatory or Authoritarian Government
This compromise allowed the continuation of the slave trade for a limited time but gave Congress the power to end it later.
What is the Slave Trade Compromise?
This president expanded the role of the federal government through New Deal programs to address the Great Depression.
Who is Woodrow Wilson
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are
The Bill of Rights!