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WHO DAT?
YES SIR!!
WOO PIG CREW
ALL DAY BABY!!
YEAH GIRL!!
100
A person, such as a king or a queen, who reigns over a kingdom or empire.
What is a Monarch
100
the "people" rule this type of government
What is Democracy
100
in this system the people consent to be ruled by their elected leaders
What is a Republic
100
The basic plan of government under which Americans live is contained in this document.
What is the Constitution
100
A person who rules with absolute power.
What is a Dictator
200
The lawmaking body of Great Britain
What is Parliament
200
Supporters of the Constitution, who favored a strong national government
What are Federalists
200
A loose association of states
What is a Confederation
200
An agreement in which each side gives up part of its demands in order to reach a solution to a problem.
What is a Compromise
200
People who opposed the constitution and a strong federal government.
What are the Antifederalist
300
The Constitutional Convention was held in this city
What is Philadelphia
300
Another word for approval, the constitution had to be "__" by the 9 of the 13 states.
What is ratification
300
This divides a governments power between the National government,which govern the whole country, and the State governments, which govern each state.
What is Federalism
300
This type of governmental authority consists of two parts, or houses. Like the American Congress.
What is Bicameral
300
A states absolute power
What is Sovereignty
400
this was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
What is the Connecticut Compromise, or the Great Compromise
400
Basic rights to which all people are entitled.
What are Human Rights
400
a government controlled by one or more religious leaders who claim to rule on the behalf of God or the gods.
What is a Theocracy
400
This was an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a group of individual sovereign states and served as the first constitution.
What are the Articles of Confederation
400
are a series of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers
500
In this system people elect representatives to carry on the work of government for them.
What is Representative Democracy
500
The first document to check the power of the King by declaring that people could not be deprived of lives, liberty, or property.
What is the Magna Carta
500
Is known as the father of the American constitution.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
500
an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. The Uprising took place in a political climate where reform of the country's governing document, the Articles of Confederation, was widely seen as necessary.
What is Shays Rebellion
500
In this system voters make laws and decide what actions to take. Usually found in small communities.
What is Direct Democracy