Enlightenment
Enlightenment philosopher John Locke is credited with the idea of life, liberty, and property: otherwise known as what?
What are Natural Rights
The Magna Carta (1215) helped to reduce the power of the King, establishing the principle of _____________________________.
What is Limited Government.
What caused the King to want to tax the colonists so much?
What is debt from the French and Indian War
America's first Constitution is called
What is the Articles of Confederation
Act that forced colonists to house and feed British troops
What is the Quartering Act
Montesquieu is credited with the idea of ___________________________________, or splitting up the government so that power isn't abused by 1 branch or 1 ruler.
What is Separation of Powers.
The Magna Carta also established the principle of ________________________, meaning nobody is above the law. Everyone has to follow it.
What is Rule of Law
The Battle cry of the colonists, which basically meant don't tax us unless you ask us. "No ____________________ without ________________________.
What is "No Taxation without Representation"
Why would the founding fathers make the new constitution of America and the central government very weak?
This act taxed paper goods
What is the Stamp Act
Montesquieu's influence on our government helped us to establish the 3 branches of government. What are the three branches?
Legislative Branch (makes laws), Executive Branch (enforces laws), and the Judicial branch (Interprets laws).
Document that established Self-Government in 1620.
What is the Mayflower Compact
In the DOI, Thomas Jefferson writes that all men are created equal, and that we all have "Unalienable rights". What does this mean and which 3 unalienable rights does he list?
What are "rights that cannot be taken away" and the 3 listed are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Who has most of the power in a confederation?
Who are the states.
Which branch of government makes laws, or is our lawmaking body?
What is the Legislative Branch, which can also be called a legislature.
What is Social Contract
The English Bill of Rights inspired America to create what?
What is the Bill of Rights
Which enlightenment phiolosopher inspired Thomas Jefferson when writing the DOI, especially when writing about unalienable rights and the consent of the governed?
Who is John Locke
The AOC ultimately failed, and a new constitution was eventually drafted. Name 3 weaknesses under the AOC that caused it to fail.
Answers may vary.
No power to tax, too rigid (9/13 to pass a law and 13/13 to change one), only 1 branch of government, no way to enforce laws etc.
We see the word consent used in the declaration. "Consent of the governed" and even in the grievances section it says "He (the king) has imposed taxes on us without our consent". What does consent mean?
What is permission/approval.
"Consent of the governed" = Permission by the people
"Imposed taxes without our consent" = Taxation without our approval or permission (no taxation without representation)
If the government doesn't protect the people's rights, it is the right of the people to alter (change) or ____________ it.
What is Abolish (get rid of)
Common Sense was a Pamphlet written by ________________________. What did the pamphlet say it was common sense to do?
Thomas Paine. Common sense to declare independence and break away from Great Britain.
The section in the DOI addressed specifically to the King is called the Grievances section. What does Grievance mean?
What is a formal complaint
Which event during the AOC demonstrated that the government needed to change and become stronger.
What is Shay's Rebellion.
The AOC was America's first Constitution, and we have one now that was put into place after the AOC. What is a Constitution?