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This document was the first constitution and established a confederal system in the United States

Articles of Confederation 

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This English Enlightenment thinker established the idea of social contract theory, believing that people needed government to protect them from themselves

Thomas Hobbes

100

President of the Constitutional Convention and the first US President

George Washington

100

Established how slaves were to be counted for taxation and representation

3/5th Compromise

100

Gangster movie that is NOT the Godfather.

Goodfellas

200

This document was the first to place limits on the monarchy of England

Magna Carta

200

This English Enlightenment thinker built on the social contract theory, believing that people wanted government to protect their rights

John Locke

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Author of the Declaration of Independence and the Third US President

Thomas Jefferson

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Established the bicameral US Congress that we have today

Great Compromise

200

This movie is about a stuntman, starring Andy Samberg.

Hot Rod

300

This document established individual rights in England and heavily influenced it's American counterpart

English Bill of Rights

300

This French Enlightenment thinker developed the idea of popular sovereignty

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

300

Federalist Papers Co-Author and First US Secretary

Alexander Hamilton

300

Alternative to an executive council

President

300

The house from this movie is located at 671 Lincoln Blvd in Winnetka, Illinois.

Home Alone

400

The founding document of a colony that established a representative democracy

Mayflower Compact

400

This French Enlightenment thinker established the idea of separation of powers and the three branches of government

Montesquieu

400

Federalist Papers co-author and Fourth US President

James Madison

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The system used for electing the President in order to avoid tyranny by majority

Electoral College

400

Remi learns a valuable life skill in the kitchen.

Ratatouille

500

This document refuted the ideas of divine right of kings and absolute monarchy, embracing social contract theory

Petition of Right

500

This English Judge influenced the American legal system and Thomas Jefferson

William Blackstone

500

Anti-Federalist who believed small representation would favor the rich over the poor

Melancton Smith

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Congress was allowed to regulate interstate and foreign commerce for not abolishing this until 1808

Slave Trade

500

This movie follows Andy Dufresne and his life in prison.

Shawshank Redemption

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