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The Constitution
100

The document outlines the duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of the U.S. Government:

What is the Constitution

100

Who was elected to oversee the constitutional convention:

Who is George Washington

100
This plan favored large states:
What is the Virginia Plan
100

Any powers that were not specifically stated in the Articles of Confederation belonged to:

What are The States

100

This man drafted the Constitution:

Who is Thomas Jefferson

200

This was America's "first" Constitution, and created what was known as the 'League of Friendship':

What are the Articles of Confederation

200
This was the name of the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence:
Who is John Hancock
200

This determined that congress could not ban the slavery and it's commerce before 1808

What is the Slave Trade Compromise

200
This is the idea that government power was NOT absolute:
What is Limited Government
200

Who is known as the father of the constitution:

Who is James Madison

300

This document, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, is the first example of self-government in the American colonies:

What is the Mayflower Compact

300

This man wrote "The Second Treatise of Government" and was the author of the Social Contract Theory

Who is John Locke

300

This plan proposed a system of representation that included 1 vote per stater, instead of representation by population:

The New Jersey Plan

300
This is the idea that Government must exist with the consent of the people:
What is Representative Government
300
These are the Three Branches outlined in our Constitution:
What are the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches
400

This document guaranteed free parliamentary elections, freedom of cruel and unusual punishment, and right to a fair and speedy trial, and is considered the first example of a constitutional monarchy:

What is the English Bill of Rights

400
This man promoted the Virginia Plan:
Who is Roger Sherman
400

This was the agreement that created our bicameral congress:

What is The Connecticut Compromise

400

The idea that the government has a responsibility to protect and uphold the rights of the people:

What is Social Contract Theory

400
The first part of the United States Constitution, which outlines the purpose of the document, is called:
What is the Preamble
500
This document symbolizes the first attempt in history to limit the power of the monarchy:
What is the Magna Carta
500

These 2 men contributed to the ratification of the constitution by writing (along with others) the federalist paper:

Who are Alexander Hamilton and James Madison

500

This plan benefited slave states (states with higher populations):

Virginia Plan

500

Rights that are believed to belong to every person, and are to be protected by the government:

What are Human Rights

500

Who was the president of the second continental congress:

Who is John Hancock