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100
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
What is to declare freedom from Britain.
100
What rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?
God made all men equal and gave them the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
100
This document was created on a ship outside of Plymouth.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
100
This act made colonists take care of the British soldiers?
What is the Quartering Act?
100
Power to reject something or a law
What is a veto?
200
According to the Declaration of Independence, the government get it's powers from?
Who is We the People?
200
This is the beginning of the Declaration of Independence.
What is the Preamble?
200
This document gave the states too much power.
The Articles of Confederation?
200
This act placed a tax on a popular beverage.
What is the Tea Act?
200
What amendment talks about citizenship?
What is the 14th Amendment?
300
What was told in the rights and grievances section of the Declaration of Independence?
What is the main ideas about government and the complaints the colonists had against King George III and Parliament.
300
Who wrote this excerpt regarding separation of power among the branches?
Who is Montesquieu?
300
This was added to the Constitution on account of the anti-federalists in order for them to ratify it.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
Someone who supports the U.S. Constitution.
What is a Federalist?
300
This is used when voting and this is what you secretly write your elections on.
What is a ballot?
400
What is President of the United States?
400
Rights include Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
What are Natural Rights?
400
This document was written by Thomas Paine.
What is Common Sense?
400
This event is where the colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
400
The right to not incriminate yourself.
What is the 5th Amendments?
500
Daily Double!! (worth 1,000 points) How does the Declaration of Independence effect people today?
What is people can use the Declaration of Indepedence to prove that all people have certain rights that the government cannot take away. It helps everyone have equal rights!
500
This society inspired the Founders creating a Republic.
Who are the Roman's?
500
This document limited the King's power.
What is the Magna Carta?
500
States have this power granted in the 10th Amendment.
What is Reserved?
500
The Capital of the United States?
What is Washington D.C.?