What is Government?
What theory requires people to be be willing to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection?
What is Social Contract?
Philosopher that influenced the establishment of 3 separate branches.
Who is Charles de Montesquieu?
Two main supported of a strong central government.
Who is James Madison and Alexander Hamilton?
This Amendment protect freedom of speech?
What is the Bill or Rights?
In a Constitutional republic, who has the power?
Who is elected representatives?
Philosopher that believed in the peoples right to life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
A type of Government system that has divided powers
What is Federalism?
The fourth amendment.
Unreasonable search and seizure
One of our principles of the Constitution.
What is Popular Sovereignty, Rule of Law, Individual Rights, Limited Government, Separation of Powers, Republicanism, Federalism, Checks and Balances?
This theory holds that God created the state and God gives those of Royal birth a ______ _____ to rule.
What is Divine Right Theory?
Era that directly influenced the founding of our Government.
What is Enlightenment?
True or False: According to the framers, Natural Law is equal to man made law.
What is false?
Our Natural rights as stated by John Locke
What is Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness?
Principle that ensures the protection of individual rights.
Term describing that government is based on the consent of the goverend
What is Republicanism?
English lawyer known for incorporating Judeo-Christan principles into his work and alluded Gods law to be mans law.
Who is William Blackstone?
What is the Articles of Confederation being flawed and weak?
Amendment that prohibits troops from demanding housing from you.
What is the third amendment?
Power only states have.
What are Licenses, fire protection, education, intrastate commerce, conduct elections?
What are the four characteristics of a state?
What is population, territory, sovereignty, and government?
Three powers the Articles of Confederation did not have.
What is National court system, Regulate foreign and interstate trade, levy/collect taxes, Representation based on population, laws enforced by executive branch?
Importance of a written consitution
What is limits government?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!
Recite the Preamble
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Connection between the supreme court and Preamble