Everyone has a right to everything, with no rules, no one in charge , and no way to protect one's natural rights, people are constantly at war
What is a State of Nature
100
Series of laws passed taxing Lead, Glass, and Tea, and allowing the government to search people's homes
What are the Townshend Acts
100
This portion of the Constitution provides the purpose of the document
What is the Preamble?
100
The right to choose your own religion, gather with who you like, and say what you want can be found here
What is the 1st Amendment
100
The 3 Branches of Government
What is the Judicial Branch, Legislative/Congressional Branch, The Executive Branch
200
An agreement to give up some rights in exchange for protection from the state
What is a Social Contract
200
Forced colonists to let British troops live in their houses for free
What is the Quartering Act?
200
Changes or additions to the Constitution
What is an Amendment?
200
Amendment number 3, protectuing citizens from being forced to house troops was in direct response to this british act
What is the Quartering Act?
200
Title given to the individual in charge of the House of Representatives
Who is the Speaker of the House?
300
Life, Liberty and Property
What are Natural Rights?
300
Among these or life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What are unalienable rights?
300
This part of the Constitution creates the Judicial Branch
What is Article 3
300
believed the constitution alone enough to protect civil rights
What are Federalists?
300
When he stepped down after two terms he set the precedent for Presidents staying no longer than 2 4 year terms in office
Who George Washington?
400
Believed a single sovereign ruler, should have total authority over the people
Who is Thomas Hobbes
400
The first shot's fired of the Revolutionary war occurred here
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
400
Article 1 of the Constitution is the longest and lays out the rules and procures for passing laws
What is Congress/ Legislature?
400
The 3 basic categories to which all Constitutional Amendments fall into?
What are Individual Freedoms, Protection from Government Power, Rights Of The Accused
400
Court cases relating to the rights of citizens, in which the guilt of the defendant isn't in question but whose story is correct
What is a civil case?
500
Believed people agree to give up some freedoms, but only if the government agreed to protect everyone's rights. If they failed to do so, the people had a right to revolt
Who is John Locke?
500
The Continental Congress would meet, in July of 1776 in order to adopt this statement of separation from Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence?
500
System where the national government shares power with the state Government
What is Federalism?
500
The only court established by the Consitution, from which all other courts follow their lead