Government Formation
Theory that one person or group of people took control over an area
Force Theory
This document was the first government document of the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This amendment protects freedom of speech.
What is the 1st Amendment
What Article of the Constitution creates the legislative branch?
What is 35?
Theory that government "evolved" out of the family unit
What is Evolutionary Theory?
The Articles of Confederation required this many states to ratify it in order to go into effect.
What is 13?
This amendment prevents unreasonable government searches and seizures.
What is the 4th Amendment?
Which house of Congress contains more people?
What is the House of Representatives?
This article of the Constitution creates the Executive Branch.
What is Article II?
Philosopher who developed and explained the Social Contract Theory.
Who is John Locke?
This founding plan proposed by the colony/state of _____________ would have resulted in all Congressional representation to be based on state population.
What is Virginia?
This Amendment says criminal defendants have a right to legal counsel.
What is the 6th Amendment?
Members of the Senate must be at least this age.
What is 30?
This role of the President is focused on foreign policy.
What is Chief Diplomat?
Two modern forms of government are democracy and _________________.
What is dictatorship.
This group supported Constitutional ratification.
What are the Federalists?
The case of Gideon v. Wainwright was based on what amendment?
What is the 6th Amendment?
This is the total number of representatives in the House.
What is 435?
This role of the President is focused on comforting the nation in time of crisis and being a fellow citizen, like other Americans.
What is Chief Citizen?
_______________ gave kings the right to rule from birth according to this theory of government formation.
Who is God?
This rebellion made George Washington and other founders concerned about the health of the government under the Articles of Confederation.
What was Shays' Rebellion?
This amendment prevents cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th Amendment?
What are committees?
This is the number of electoral college votes a candidate must receive in order to be elected President.
What is 270?