Unit 1
Identify the two men and their different natural Rights. Also identify the American document that has the Natural Rights.
John Locke- Life, Liberty, Property
Thomas Jefferson- Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
Declaration of Independence
What was the original plan at the Constitutional Convention? What did the framers do instead of the original plan? Where did they meet?
1. Fix the Articles of Confederation
2. Write the Constitution of the United States
3. Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Define Federalism
A system of government that divides power between the federal government and state governments, and shared powers.
Who were the authors of the Federalist Papers?
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison
What document helped set up structure and self-government ideas for Plymouth Massachusetts?
What government group was the first representative democracy in the colonies?
Mayflower Compact
House of Burgesses
Why did Athens Greece use direct democracy and Ancient Rome use representative democracy?
Greece was smaller in population and land
Rome had a larger population and much bigger land mass
Who created the famous picture of the Boston Massacre? Explain the importance of the picture and the event.
Paul Revere used propaganda to make the British look like the aggressors.
What is the simple majority needed in the Senate and in the house of Representatives?
Senate- 51
House of Reps- 218
What are the two parts of Parliament and what are the two parts of the US Congress?
Parliament- House of Lords and House of Commons
Congress- Senate and House of Representatives
Which Amendment lowed the voting age from 21 to 18?
26th Amendment
What Enlightenment thinker wanted the separation of powers with the three branches of government.
Baron de Montesquieu
Who wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence? What natural Rights are in the document? What person / group of people were the list of grievances about?
Thomas Jefferson,
Life, liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
Define the Preamble, Articles 1-7, and the Amendments
Preamble- Introduction to the Constitution
Articles 1-7 - Explain the structure and powers of the federal government
Amendments- Additions or changes to the Constitution
What non state has three Electoral College votes?
Washington D.C.
Define the 8th Amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment or bail or excessive fines.
What was the name of the 1754 plan to unite the colonies called and who created it? What was it modeled after?
(Combine the 13 colonies)
Albany Plan of Union
Ben Franklin
Iroquois Confederacy
Explain the importance of Shays Rebellion.
What state was Shays Rebellion in?
Proved the federal government and the Articles were too weak to stop a rebellion of Massachusetts farmers.
Identify two Amendments that added more people to the voting population.
15- All Men
19 All women
26- 18-20 year olds
Who were the British trying to capture while they were marching out towards Lexington and Concord? What else were they trying to capture? (Not a person)
Samuel Adams and John Hancock
Colonial military supplies
Identify 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
No President
No Standing military
No National Courts
14 Different Currencies
Identify three ideas we took from the English and now have in our government.
Examples- Bicameral legislature, habeas corpus, limited government
Describe the Great Compromise
The Great Compromise combined the ideas of the NJ Plan and the VA Plan
Senate = 2 per State---- NJ Plan
House of Reps = Based on population ---- VA Plan
Explain the Electoral College
Total Numbers
Numbers needed to win
How a state gets the # of electors
Group of electors from each state who get to vote for the President.
Total- 538
Win-270
2 from Senate + # of House of Reps = total
Who came up with the idea of the Virginia Plan and is known as the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
Amendments
A. Right to a speedy trial
B. Warrants are needed for search and seizure
C. No Double Jeopardy
A. Right to a speedy trial------6
B. Warrants are needed for search and seizure--4
C. No Double Jeopardy ----5