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Important Documents
The Constitution
This and That
100
An absolute monarchy is this
What is unlimited?
100
Peter the Great and Catherine the Great had this title in Russia
What is czar?
100
In 1215, it was the first to limit the power of the king
What is the Magna Carta?
100
The first three words of the Preamble
What are: "We the People"
100
Enlightenment thinkers relied on this to solve problems
What is reason?
200
American democracy is this
What is limited?
200
They were placed on the throne after the Glorious Revolution.
Who are William & Mary?
200
It was adopted after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and gave Parliament many rights like freedom of speech
What is the English Bill of Rights?
200
Madison used his ideas about checks and balances to write it
Who is Montesquieu?
200
American government has its roots in the government of this European country.
What is Great Britain?
300
A dictatorship is this
What is unlimited?
300
He believed in natural rights: life, liberty and property
Who is John Locke?
300
It contains the words: "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
What is the Declaration of Independence?
300
The three branches it describes
What are legislative, executive, and judicial?
300
He thought the Roman Catholic Church was too powerful and so people should have freedom of religion
Who is Voltaire?
400
He thought that government should be separated into three branches and there should be a separation of powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
400
Three rights in this are freedom of religion, free speech, and freedom of the press.
What is the U.S. Bill of Rights? (or the First Amendment)
400
The first ten amendments are called this
What is the Bill of Rights?
400
This is the oldest written constitution still in effect.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
500
The powers of the ruler are restricted by a constitution in this
What is limited?
500
He thought that government should express the general will of the people and that children should be taught civic virtue.
Who is Rousseau?
500
This document outlines the structure of government and identifies the powers of government.
What is the Constitution?
500
Congress makes up this branch
What is legislative?
500
Louis XIV had this interesting nickname
What is the "Sun King?"