Influences
Declaration of Independence
This and That
The Constitution
Branches of Government
100
This is the title of Thomas Paine's famous pamphlet.
What is Common Sense?
100
We give this person credit for writing the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
This many states approved the Articles.
What is 13?
100
This is the name of the introduction to the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
100
There are this many branches of government set up in the Constitution.
What is three?
200
This document created a government for the Pilgrims.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
200
This is the date and year we celebrate the signing of the Declaration.
What is July 4th, 1776?
200
Currency is a fancy word for this.
What is money?
200
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are nicknamed this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
This branch makes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
300
This philosopher inspired Thomas Jefferson to include the natural rights of life and liberty in the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Locke?
300
There are this many complaints written in the Declaration.
What is 27?
300
The Articles of Confederation was too weak because it couldn't raise money by collecting these.
What are taxes?
300
An example of this idea is having three branches of government to ensure that one doesn't become too powerful.
What is separation of powers?
300
This is the title of the person in charge of the executive branch.
What is the president?
400
The "rule of law" was established in this medieval English document.
What is the Magna Carta?
400
The English had (and still has) this kind of government.
What is monarchy?
400
This group did NOT want to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
Who were the Federalists?
400
This article names the federal gov't as the ultimate authority in our country.
What is Article VI?
400
The Supreme Court is a part of this branch.
What is the judicial branch?
500
Democracy was "invented" in this ancient Greek city.
What is Athens?
500
The people who signed the Declaration were probably guilty of this serious crime.
What is treason?
500
This state created its constitution using elected representatives and allowed its citizens to vote on the draft before it became official.
What is Massachusetts?
500
This is the official word that means To Approve the Constitution.
What is ratify?
500
This is the only branch set up in the Articles of Confederation.
What is the legislative branch?
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