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of the three branches of government, this was the only one that existed under the Articles of Confederation
What is the legislative branch (Congress)?
100
the Constitutional Convention was held in this city
What is Philadelphia?
100
the Founding Fathers admired this ancient republic and incorporated many of its principles in the Constitution
What is the Roman Republic (Ancient Rome)?
100
this agreement solved disagreements between northern and southern states about slaves being counted in a state's population
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
100
to approve
What is ratify?
200
under the Articles of Confederation, this level of government had too little power
What is the federal (national) (central) government?
200
this delegate showed up to the Constitutional Convention with the Virginia Plan
Who is James Madison?
200
the Founding Fathers borrowed ideas from this 13th century English document, such as the belief that nobles had to follow the same laws as the common people
What is the Magna Carta?
200
this agreement solved the disagreements between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
What is the Great Compromise?
200
a written list of freedoms that the government promises to protect
What is a bill of rights?
300
this riot proved the weakness of the Articles of Confederation because the federal government had no power to try and stop it
What is Shay's Rebellion?
300
he was named President of the Constitutional Convention
Who is George Washington?
300
many of the Founding Fathers had read the works of the thinkers from this 16th and 17th century European movement that stressed the importance of human reason - 60 watt or 70 watt???
What is the Enlightenment?
300
both the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan stated this about the structure of the government
What is there would be three branches of government?
300
to change
What is amend (as in the Amendments to the Constitution)?
400
because the Articles of Confederation were so weak, Britain took advantage of our bad situation by doing this
What is refusing to remove their troop from the Ohio Valley (like they had agreed to in the Treaty of Paris)?
400
he was the oldest delegate to the convention and more than likely the most respected individual present
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
400
this French philosopher pioneered the concept of the powers of government being split between three branches
Who is Montesquieu?
400
this is the reason larger states favored the Virginia Plan
What is the legislative branch would have representation based on state population (they would have more power than smaller states)?
400
system of government in which citizens govern by electing representatives to make decisions
What is a republic?
500
finally fed up with the Articles of Confederation, delegates from the states met in this year to write a new governing document for the nation
What is 1787?
500
he negotiated the compromise between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan
Who is Roger Sherman?
500
this English philosopher taught that government is an agreement between the ruler and the ruled - I wonder if he ever saw the smoke monster
Who is John Locke?
500
according to the compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention, representation in the legislative branch would be determined this way
What is one house with equal representation (the Senate) and one house with representation based on state population (the House of Representatives)?
500
the right to be informed of why you are being held in custody by legal officials
What is habeas corpus?