Purpose of Gov. and Enlightenment Thinkers
Who said..."Life, Liberty, and Property."
Who is...JOHN LOCKE
What 4 main characteristics should every Gov. have?
What is...Power, Authority, Legitimacy, and Sovereignty!
BONUS 100 - WHAT IS THE ACRONYM?
What are the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies called?
What are...13 COLONIES!
These are the 3 Compromises discussed at the Constitutional Convention.
What is...THREE FIFTHS COMPROMISE, THE GREAT COMPROMISE, and THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE!
BONUS 300 - EXPLAIN EACH COMPROMISE!
This amendment protects 5 basic freedoms.
What is...THE FIRST AMENDMENT!
BONUS 100 - NAME ALL 5
This is the social structures and systems through which decisions are made for a group of people.
What is...GOVERNMENT
This is the RIGHT to rule.
What is...AUTHORITY!
This letter was drafted to King George III declaring the 13 Colonies independent from Britain.
What is...THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE!
BONUS 100 - WHO WROTE THE DOI?
The delegates gathered together to address this issue during the Constitutional Convention.
What is...THE WEAKNESSES OF THE AOC!
This is a change that is made to an official gov. document, law, or legislation.
What is... an Amendment
What are the 3 P's of Government?
What is...People, Power, Policy
What is this an example of: "A dictator who maintains obedience through control of information and fear."
What is...POWER!
This phrase expressed the colonists’ belief that government must include representation before it can tax citizens.
What is...NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!
This is the "Law of the Land"
What is...THE US CONSTITUTION!
This is the first 10 Amendments to the constitution.
What is the...BILL OF RIGHTS!
BONUS 100 - NAME 2 AMENDMENTS AND WHAT THEY ARE!
What influential idea explains the relationship between people and their government?
What is...SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY
BONUS 100 - WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A SCT?
This is societies BELIEF that their ruler/gov. has the right to rule over them.
What is...LEGITIMACY!
BONUS 100 - WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF LEGITIMACY IN GOV.?
The AOC created what branch of government?
What is...CONGRESS/LEGISLATIVE!
The founding fathers used these to shape the new US Gov.
What is...THE 7 PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION!
BONUS 100 TO NAME 2 PRINCIPLES AND WHAT THEY ARE!
This power structure says power is divided between a central government and several state/local governments.
What is...FEDERAL SYSTEM/FEDERALISM!
BONUS 200 - WHAT ARE THE 3 TYPES OF FEDERAL POWER?
Who advocated for direct democracy and believed people work together for a common good, while the government protects their rights?
Who is...Jean-Jaques Rousseau!
This is the ultimate power or authority within a territory - a territory has the right to be self-governing.
What is...SOVEREIGNTY!
The AOC created this type of national government with very limited power over the states.
What is...A WEAK NATIONAL GOV.!
BONUS 100 - WHAT IS A WEAKNESS OF THE AOC AND WHY
The debates at the Constitutional Convention centered on how to balance power between large and small states, and between this level of government and the states.
What is...FEDERAL/NATIONAL GOV.!
Founders established a Federal System for this reason.
What is...To avoid tyranny by dividing power between multiple levels of government!
BONUS 100 - WHERE DO WE SEE ISSUES OF FEDERALISM TODAY?