Philosophers
Hobbes saw humans as naturally selfish and quick to fight. He believed that before there were governments, people lived in a ______ of _______.
State of Nature
Which document governed the United States between 1781 and 1789? This document is the _____ governing document for our nation.
The Articles of Confederation
First
_______ is an essential feature of a state that refers to its people.
Population
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state viewed itself as its own _______ _________.
Independent Country
The Declaration was signed on ____ ___th of ______.
July 4th of 1776
Hobbs was one of the first of his era to discuss the idea of a ______ ______ between people and their government. He believed that the government could only be legitimate if it was based on a two-way ______ ______ with citizens.
*Same answer for both ______ ______.
Social Contract
Which founding document set clear limits on monarchy, empowered Parliament, gave people the right to a fair and speedy trial, and protected against cruel and unusual punishment?
English Bill of Rights
A ______ is a sizable group of people who are united by common bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and, sometimes, religion
Nation
Under the Articles, the ______ held most of the power.
States
The Declaration of Independence is a formal statement justifying the 13 North American colonies’ _____ with ______ ______.
Break
Great Britain
Which philosopher heavily influenced Thomas Jefferson's writing of the Declaration of Independence? This includes the quote, "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of _________."
John Locke
Happiness
The following are the core concepts of which document?
Equality, Consent of the Governed, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, and the Right to Alter or Abolish Government
The Declaration of Independence
Sovereignty is an essential feature of a state that refers to _______and _______ authority.
Supreme
Absolute
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many of the 13 colonies needed to agree to make decisions?
All 13
The Declaration of Independence can be divided into ____ sections.
Five
Which philosopher’s ideas of the democratic republic, limited government, rule of law and separation of powers had a major influence in American government?
Montesquieu
Which founding document was the first written constitution in America, which provided for the election of a governor, guidelines for paying taxes, and lawmaking, executive, and judicial powers?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
A ______ is a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval from any higher authority.
State
Because the articles had no ______ government to take decisive action, this weakness led to the _____ ________.
Central
Shay's Rebellion
The _____ of ________ is the longest and most arduous section. A
____ of things King George III and Parliament did that were wrong or didn't do that they should have.
List of Complaints
List
Locke imagined a set of ______ ______ that human beings share and that people are born with the rights of _____, _______, and _______.
Natural Rights
Life, Liberty and Property
Which document established due process, free enterprise, and equality, rights to habeas corpus and rules for representation, and the death penalty?
Massachusetts Body of Liberties
The essential features of a state include... _______, ________, _______, and ________.
population, territory, sovereignty, and government
A _________ __________ was held to amend the Articles of Confederation. Through this event, the states decided to scrap the document and began drafting the ____________.
Constitutional Convention
Constitution
The following quote is found in which section of the Declaration?
"Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."
The Statement of Beliefs