Roots of American Democracy
This document limited the government by stating that the king or queen had to follow the same laws as the people.
Magna Carta
"____ " became a rallying cry in the colonies because colonists resented Parliament’s taxing them without their consent.
"No taxation without representation"
Under the Articles of Confederation each state had ___ vote(s).
1
When was the Constitution ratified (approved)?
1787
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence in about two weeks?
Thomas Jefferson
In charter colonies, the colonists had input in the government through ___.
electing legislators
Thomas Paine wrote a political pamphlet called_____ that inspired widespread support for independence in the colonies.
"Common Sense"
Under the Articles of Confederation, most governmental power was retained by which?
States
What was the resolution to a dispute over how enslaved people should be counted within a population?
Three-Fifths Compromise
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison write the __________ in defense of the new Constitution.
Federalist Papers
The document passed by Parliament in 1689 limited the English monarchy’s ability to enact laws, without Parliament's consent.
"English Bill of Rights"
Colonists resented the taxes imposed by Parliament because they had no ________.
representation
What was a rebellion of Massachusetts farmers who were angry at the prospect of losing their land?
"Shays’s Rebellion"
The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan were proposed to answer which question?
How would states be represented?
Antifederalists were against the Constitution because it lacked a ____.
Bill of Rights
The men who signed the Mayflower Compact agreed to vote on all issues in the colony themselves. Which form of government would this be?
Direct Democracy
What is the name of a plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin that called for a council of representatives appointed by the colonial assemblies?
Albany Plan of Union
A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress lacked the power to ___.
tax
What is the name of the plan of government that combined elements of the Virginia and New Jersey plans?
Great Compromise
The Bill of Rights are the first ten ______ of the Constitution.
amendments
What set of colonial laws limited government and gave all free men the right to choose people to serve as judges?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Parliament imposed a series of ______ on the colonies beginning in 1764 in order to help pay Britain’s debts resulting from the French and Indian War
taxes
Delegates gathered in Philadelphia in May of 1787 to _______ the Articles of Confederation
revise (fix)
He was known as Father of the Constitution.
James Madison
The Declaration of Independence listed out the colonies' ______.
grievances with the king