This culture is where the US got the idea for democracy?
What is Greek culture?
100
This amendment protects freedom of petition and assembly, along with the freedom of speech.
What is the 1st amendment?
100
The New Jersey Plan stated...
What is one state, one vote.
100
This man mainly wrote the federalist papers.
Who is James Madison?
100
Enumerated Powers?
What is explicitly listed as a power of the national government in the Constitution.
200
John Locke's ideas can mostly be seen in THIS document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
All powers not designated to the national government by the constitution are given to ______________, as stated in the 10th Amendment.
?What is the states or people?
200
The Virginia Plan stated...
What is the larger the population, the more votes.
200
Factions are...
What are interest groups where individuals band together around a common idea that they want to support in government?
200
classical liberalism
What is belief that protection of individual rights is the most important thing.
300
Montesquieu's two main contributions to the Constitution were...
What is separation of powers and checks and balances?
300
This event led to the US adopting the 3rd Amendment.
What is the Revolutionary War?
300
The Great Compromise looks like...
What is the New Jersey and Virginia Plans together. House of Reps=Virginia, Senate=New Jersey.
300
Which concept does Federalist 51 relate to?
What is separation of powers and checks and balances?
300
Federalism
What is the division of powers between national, state, and local governments.
400
Describe the social contract.
What is an agreement between men and their government to give up some "rights" in order to be protected by and have our rights guaranteed by the government.
400
what does "I plead the 5th" mean?
What is that you are using your 5th amendment rights not to testify against yourself?
400
In the 3/5 compromise, are slaves able to vote?
What is no.
400
Federalist 78 means...
What is the courts have the right to interpret and apply the laws?
400
rule of law?
What is all members of government have to follow the law.
500
The difference between a direct democracy and a republic is...
What is a direct democracy the people vote directly for an official, whereas a republic is indirect. Electoral college is used or a middleman between the voters and the candidate.
500
The 4th Amendment protects against unlawful _________ & __________.
What are searches and seizures.
500
the constitutional document that came BEFORE our current constitution.
What is the articles of confederation?
500
The purpose of the Federalist papers was...
What is to convince the common people to support the passage of the Constitution?
500
classical republicanism
What is government should promote the common good.