Declaration of Independence
The person that wrote this declaration
Thomas Jefferson
The branch that was put in charge by the Articles
The legislative branch (or congress)
The only one of the three branches that has two houses.
The legislative branch.
Athens
Birthplace of democracy
A form of government in which laws are made directly by the citizens
Direct Democracy
The year the Declaration of Independence was released
1776
The Articles allowed the individual states to do what with money
Make their own
Three-Fifths Compromise
The decision reached over how to count the enslaved population in Southern states
The Roman Republic
A government in which citizens elect representatives to make their laws.
Government duties divided among different people or branches
Seperation of Powers
Taxing the colonist without their consent, forcing colonist to quarter armed troops, and breaking up colonial legislatures
Events that led to the colonist declaring independence from Great Britain
The document that replaced the Articles
The U.S. Constitution
A bicameral legislature
The Senate - same number of representatives for each state
The House of Representative - number of representatives determined by population
The Great Compromise - The Connecticut Compromise
The Senate and Assemblies
Rome's lawmaking bodies
The idea that government should be based on laws that apply to everyone equally - not only on what powerful individuals want.
Rule of Law
The reason for writing the Declaration of Independence
To break free from british control
Declare war and make treaties with foreign countries
Things Congress COULD do under the Articles of Confederation
The highest court in the land, and the only court established by the constitution.
The supreme court.
Justice and the law
Influence of Judaism and Christianity on the American government
Life, liberty, and property
Natural Rights
The influence this document had on the world
It influenced other countries to declare independence.
Collect taxes, make national currency, enforce laws
Things Congress COULD NOT do under the Articles of Confederation
The person in charge of the executive branch
The President of the United States
Free male citizens
Abuse of power