"Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them."
This quote is most likely from which time period?
What is that of The Enlightenment
100
written by Thomas Paine, this stirring work wrote about the monarchy of England and the future of the colonies.
What is Common Sense.
100
What are the names of the two houses of Congress called?
What are The Senate and The House of Representatives
100
Monarchs who maintained absolute control of their countries while also enacting reform based on Enlightenment ideas
What are Enlightened Despots
100
The ability of each branch of government to check or have some control over the other branches is called what?
What is Checks and balances
200
this Act made if a crime to publish "false, scandalous, and malicious writing" against the government or certain officials. (1798)
What is The Sedition Act
200
the goal of this government is to control every aspect of society, including religion
What is Absolutism
200
oppressive or unjustly severe government on the part of any ruler.
What is Tyranny
200
was the 16th-century: a religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the modern era.
What is The Protestant Reformation
200
The state that held the Constitutional Convention
What is Pennsylvania
300
This Act extended the duration of residence required for aliens to become citizens of the United States from five years to fourteen years.
What is The Naturalization Act.
300
the period of European history between the 14th and 17th centuries when there was a new interest in science and in ancient art and literature especially in Italy.
What is The Renaissance
300
government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
What is Democracy
300
a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
What is Oligarchy
300
author of the Heliocentric Theory
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus
400
This fourth and final of the Alien and Sedition acts authorized the president to apprehend and deport aliens if their home countries were at war with the United States.
What is The Alien Enemies Act.
400
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
What is the 15th amendement
400
written to inform citizens of government procedures
What is The U.S. Constitution
400
THIS IS A TYPE OF GOVERNMENT WHERE RULES MUST BE FOLLOWED. THESE RULES ARE USUALLY OUTLINED IN A DOCUMENT
What is CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT
400
As a U.S. citizen, how old must you be in order to vote?
What is 18 years old
500
A form of government in which political power is held by a single ruler
What is Monarchy
500
You have the right to have a jury.
What is the 7th amendment
500
French mathematician, physicist, and author during the Age of Enlightenment. Her crowning achievement is considered to be her translation and commentary on Isaac Newton's work Principia Mathematica.
Who is Madame du Châtelet
500
What Amendment would be discussed by Congress in a debate about gun registration?
What is the 2nd amendment
500
Catherine the Great of Russia and Maria Theresa of Austria are considered this