1.1 Forms and System's
The form of government where a king or a queen who rule the government.
What is a monarchy?
Which document from England limited the power of the king and influenced American government?
What is the Magna Carta?
What document declared the colonies independent from Great Britain?
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The introduction that explains the purpose and goals of a document.
What is a preamble?
From top to bottom, what are the three colors in candy corn?
White, orange and yellow
What form of government allows citizens to choose their leaders/representitive by voting?
What is a Representative Democracy/Republic?
Which enlightenment thinker believed that people have natural rights such as life, liberty, and property?
Who is John Locke?
What was the first plan of government for the United States?
What is Articles of Confederation?
A government where religious leaders or religious laws control the government.
What is a Theocracy?
How many bones are in the average human skeleton?
206
What system of government divides/shares power between a national government and state governments?
What is a Federal System?
The idea that nobody is above the law. (Influence from Judeo-Christian Traditions and Ancient Rome)
What is Rule of Law?
Which group wanted a stronger national government?
What are the Federalist?
Dividing government power among 3 different branches.
What is Separation of Powers?
Which character in “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” believes in the Great Pumpkin?
Who is Linus?
A government gives most of its power to smaller states or regions. What system is this?
What is a Confederal System?
What idea says that government gets its power from the people?
What is Consent of the governed?
A person says, “The Constitution gives the national government too much power.” Which group would most likely agree?
What are the Anti-Federalist?
The right to fair treatment under the law.
What is Due Process of Law?
What is the name of the villain in the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas”?
Who is Oogie Boogie?
Which form of government is controlled by one person?
What is an Autocracy?
What influence did we get from BOTH Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome?
What is civic participation/voting?
What event showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
What is Shays Rebellion?
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that encouraged the American colonies to declare independence from Great Britain.
What U.S. city is known as the “Witchcraft Capital?”
What is Salem, Massachusetts?