Ancient Greece and Rome
What type of government existed in Ancient Greece, specifically Athens, that inspired the Founding Fathers?
Direct Democracy
The Enlightenment began in which continent?
Europe
When the pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts they wrote a document to establish self government in the New World. What was the document called?
The Mayflower Compact
Was Alexander Hamilton a Federalist or Anti-Federalist?
Federalist
In the summer of 1786 farmers in which state were upset with the high taxes that threaten to take away their farms if they couldn't pay.
Massachusetts
What type of government existed in Ancient Rome before the Emperors?
Republic or representative democracy
Which Enlightenment thinker wrote the Two Treatises of Government?
John Locke
What was the founding document of the Iroquois Confederacy?
The Great Law of Peace
The Anti-Federalists proposed a certain document to protect their rights. What was it called?
The Bill of Rights
In the summer of 1787 what was the name of the meeting that took place in Philadelphia, which was attended by many of our Founding Fathers?
The Constitutional Convention.
Theoretically, in a direct democracy everyone gets to participate. Was that true in Ancient Greece?
No, because woman, slaves, and foreigners could not participate.
Which Enlightenment thinker is most closely associated with the separation of powers?
Montesquieu
Why did the King of England sign the Magna Carta?
The nobles/lords of England pressured the king to sign the document.
What were Anti-Federalists so afraid of?
They were afraid of a strong central government far away telling them what they should be doing in their own state and threatening their rights.
Was was the result/impact on the United States of Shays' Rebellion?
It highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, and that a new stronger central government was needed.
Why isn't the United States a direct democracy?
Because the US is too large = impracticable
The ideas of the Enlightenment inspired the Founding Fathers to do what?
Get independence from Great Britain.
Which group of men looked at the Iroquois Confederacy as a source of inspiration when creating their own Democratic form of government?
The Founding Fathers
What did the Federalists think about the Articles of Confederation?
The Federalists thought that the Articles of Confederation was ineffective because it made the federal government too weak to function.
Shays' Rebellion in 1786 was led by which former army captain?
Daniel Shays
What was the difference between Ancient Greece and Ancient Roman democracy?
Ancient Greece had a direct democracy, while Ancient Rome had a republic (representative democracy)
What if a government does not live up to their end of the social contract?
Then the people have the right to rebel.
Which king of England signed the Magna Carta?
King John
Why didn't the Constitution come into force as soon as it was signed?
Because it needed to be ratified by at least 9 out of the 13 states.
How many of the Federalists Papers were written by Alexander Hamilton?
51