Unit 1 Review

Classical and Natural Rights Philosophy

100

This value in Classical Republicanism is defined as actions and habits that benefit the community, even at the cost of their personal interests, like volunteering at food banks.

Civic Virtue

200

This political idea placed the needs of people as a community over individual liberty and promoted the common good. 

Classical Republicanism

300

This philosopher thought humans were naturally selfish and that people had the right to do whatever they believed is necessary to preserve their lives. Without government, it would be chaos and war. 

Thomas Hobbes

400

John Locke believed that in a state of nature, people possess these three natural rights.

Life, liberty, property

500

This contract is an agreement between people and their government, where people agreed to give up some rights and power in exchange for protection.

Social contract

Problems and Compromises

100

This was America's first governing document, which created a weak government.

Articles of Confederation

200

To amend the Articles of Confederation, this many states had to agree, making changes nearly impossible.

13

300

This meeting in 1787 had representatives from every state meet in Philidelphia to fix the Articles.

Constitutional Convention

400

The Articles of Confederation failed because of these reasons

It had a weak central government, no way to enforce laws, no taxing power, no military for common defense

500

Roger Sherman, a delegate from Connecticut, proposed this compromise that ensured each state would be proportionally represented in the House of Representatives by population. This created the structure of the U.S Congress.

The Great Compromise/Connecticut Compromise

Ratifying the Constitution

100

These people supported the Constitution

Federalists 

200

How many states needed to ratify/approve the Constitution before it could become law?

9

300

Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

To convince Anti-federalists to support the new Constitution

400

This person drafted the core framework of the Constitution, also known as the "Father of the Constitution"

James Madison

500

This person was the primary author of the Federalist Papers who later became the first Secretary of the Treasury.

Alexander Hamilton

Bill of Rights

100

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

10

200

This amendment ensures that you have the right to speech, religion, and assembly.

1st Amendment

300

This amendment ensures that there are no unreasonable searches or seizure (taking things).

4th amendment

400

The 6th Amendment gives the right to what?

The right to a fair and speedy trial

500

The 8th Amendment prohibits these two types of punishments.

Cruel and unusual punishments

Ham vs Jeff

100

What are the two bills that Hamilton and Jefferson are on?

$10 and $2

200

This person was a Federalist who proposed a National Bank to assume state debts after the Revolutionary War.

Alexander Hamilton

300

This person was an Anti-Federalist who wanted an agrarian economy, a system based on agriculture (farming) and cultivating land.

Thomas Jefferson

400

This word describes Hamilton's interpretation of the Constitution, opposite of Jefferson's.

Loose

500

This clause grants Congress the authority to pass laws it deems necessary to address new situations. Jefferson was against a broad interpretation of this clause. 

Necessary and Proper clause