Our Classical heritage
What type of goverment did they have in ancient greece
Direct democracy-everyone votes on everything,no elected leaders
What time period was referred to as the age of reason
The Enlightenment
Who fought in the french and Indian war
The British fought the French and the indians
What did the colonies become after declaring independence
States
What is the supreme law of the land
The us constitution
What is the Greek word for city-state
Polis
Name 3 things that enlightenment thinkers attacked
Enlightenment thinkers attacked
a.Divine right of kings
b.The church
c.inherited power
What happened to British economy after the war
tremendous debt
The first constitution for our country was called
The Articles of confederation
Name the six purposes established in the preamble
Preamble
a.Form
b.establish justice
c.insure domestic tranquility
Who was allowed to vote in ancient greece
Citizens [Men who were not slaves]
Which enlightenment thinker dealt with natural law
john locke
What was the tax on paper goods called
Stamp act
What is a confederal system
States share power but keep most of the power
What do Article 1,2 and 3 deal with
The three branches
a.Article 1-legislative
b.Article 2 -executive branch
c.Article 3 -judical branch
who made the laws in ancient greece
The assembly [thousands of citizens]
According to locke, natural law guaranteed what three rights
Natural Rights
a.life
b.liberty
c.property
what the colonist's main complaint about the new taxes
Taxation without representation
Describe the Articles of confederation
weak
What are 3 ways you call powers listed in the constitution
powers for governments in the constitution
a.enmerated powers
b.delegated powers
Name five things we get from ancient rome
Representative democracy,written law,rule of law,civic participation,separation of power
What are the three parts to the agreement with our government known as the social contract
Social contract
a.the people swear allegiance
b.the government protects their natural rights
c.If they don't the people should rebel
name three types of protest
Types of protest
a.Boycott
b.petition
How many branches of government were there under the Article
One
Name 5 enumerated powers
delcare war,coin and print money,regulate trade,make rules for citizenship,regulate commerce,patents,post offices,weights,and measures,establish courts