Before the Constitutional Convention
John Locke argued that the purpose of government was to protect these rights
What are natural rights (life, liberty, property)
This agreement would count slaves into the population of states to apportion seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
What is the 3/5 Compromise
This concept requires that each branch of government use its power to restrain the power of the other two branches of government
What is checks and balances
State legislatures would originally choose these members of the national government; not voters
What are U.S. Senators
Congress cannot issue these which punish an individual without a trial
What is a bill of attainder
This foundational document influenced by John Locke serves as a statement of American political values
What is the Declaration of Independence
DAILY DOUBLE
Explain the arguments made in Federalist Paper #70
Unitary Executive
This concept creates a legislature with two separate houses
What is bicameral
This group of people choose the President and the Vice President of the United States; not the voters
Who are the electoral college
DAILY DOUBLE
Explain how federal power is restrained according to the arguments made in Federalist #51
Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Federalism
This document created strong states governments and a weak, ineffective central government known today as the "failed" government
What is the Articles of Confederation
This agreement created a bicameral Congress with equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House
What is the Connecticut Compromise
This concept refers to a division of power between the federal government and the states
What is federalism
These members of the national government would be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate; not elected by voters
What are federal judges
Acts that were legal in year 2000 cannot be punishable under laws passed in 2010 because Congress cannot pass these type of laws
What are ex post facto laws
This event in Massachussetts in 1786 signaled a need to strengthen the power of the central government
What is Shay's Rebellion
FINAL JEOPARDY
How much are you going to risk?!
Explain the arguments made in Federalist Paper #78
This concept grants power to an independent executive branch, legislative branch, and judicial branch.
What is separation of powers
Voting rights, requirements, and eligibility were left under their authority ; which often limited voter participation
What are the states
The federal government's powers are restrained by "reserved" powers held by these governments
What are the states
This military conflict encouraged the British crown to impose taxes on the American colonists
What is the French and Indian War or "Seven Year's War"
This was the original purpose of calling a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787; what would become the Constitutional Convention
What is to revise the Articles of Confederation
DAILY DOUBLE
Explain how liberty would be protected according to the arguments made in Federalist Paper #10
Large Republic
Under the original Constitution, this specific part of the federal government would be the only part that could be directly elected
Who are the U.S. House of Representatives
The federal government cannot suspend this protection unless in times of rebellion
What is habeas corpus