Ideas
This English philosopher’s ideas about natural rights influenced American revolutionaries?
John Locke(Kramnick 2009).
A government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them is called this?
A Republic(“Republic” 2025).
This document declared independence from Britain in 1776?
The Declaration of Independence(Guest Hollow 2019).
Supporters of a strong central government were called this?
Federalists(“Chapter 2” 2024).
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known collectively as this?
The Bill of Rights(“Bill of Rights” 2025).
He wrote The Spirit of the Laws and argued for separation of powers in government?
Montesquieu(“The Spirit of Laws” 2025).
A government in which all citizens vote directly on laws is called this?
A democracy(“Direct democracy” 2025).
These were the first governing documents of the United States, ratified in 1781?
The Articles of Confederation(“Articles of Confederation” 2025).
Opponents of the Constitution who feared centralized power were called this?
Anti-Federalists(“Chapter 2” 2024).
This election set the precedent for a peaceful transfer of power between political parties in the U.S. in 1800?
The election of 1800(“Election of 1800” 2025).
This French philosopher championed popular sovereignty and the general will?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Rousseau 2020).
How do representatives get chosen in a republic?
People vote to elect them(“Republic” 2025).
The Constitutional Convention in 1787 was largely aimed at strengthening the central government in response to weaknesses in this earlier system?
The Articles of Confederation(“Chapter 2 Study Guide” 2024).
The Federalist Papers were primarily written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and this other author?
James Madison(“Federalist No. 14” 2025).
The creation of this body, consisting of representatives and senators, was a compromise between democracy and republicanism?
Congress(“United States Congress” 2025).
He warned against factionalism and argued for a large republic in The Federalist Papers?
James Madison(Madison 1961).
Republicanism in the 18th century emphasized this idea that citizens should prioritize the common good over private interests?
Civic Virtue(“Founders’ Vision of Virtuous Citizenry” 2025).
This plan proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on population?
The Virginia Plan(“Virginia Plan” 2025).
Many Anti-Federalists argued for the addition of this to the Constitution to protect individual rights?
The Bill of Rights(Guest Hollow 2019).
This 18th-century practice, emphasized by republicanism, encouraged citizens to serve in local and national government voluntarily?
Civic Participation or Public Service(“Founders’ Vision of Virtuous Citizenry” 2025).
This Scottish Enlightenment thinker influenced the American founding with ideas on civic virtue and liberty?
David Hume(Hume 1751).
This term describes a mixed government combining elements of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy, an idea discussed by Montesquieu?
A mixed government(“Separation of powers” 2025).
This compromise settled disputes between large and small states over legislative representation?
The Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise(“Chapter 13” 2024).
The debate over including a Bill of Rights reflected this fundamental tension between democracy and republicanism in the 18th century?
Tension between individual liberty and the power of the central government(“Fundamental Principles” 2024).
This concept guided the early republic in balancing fear of tyranny with the desire for popular sovereignty?
The principle of checks and balances(Montesquieu 1750).