Influential Docs
Document written in 1215 that first limited the King of England's power.
What is the Magna Carta
Congress couldn't control disputes between the states, they needed a ____________ _______________
What is Strong
We the people means...the ________ have the power
What is the people have the power
Montesquieu suggested dividing the government into 3 branches. We call this _____________ ___ ________
What is Separation of Powers
Document that gave additional rights to the people of England such as freedom of speech, jury trials, etc.
What is the English Bill of Rights
Congress couldn't ________ the states to pay off the war debt.
What is Tax
Anti-Federalists wanted a _________ central/national government.
What is Weak
"establish justice" means
create a court system to ensure fairness
The president can ________ an act of Congress (bill/law)
What is Veto
Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet to encourage colonists to separate from England and declare their independence due to the King and Parliaments violation of their rights and acts of tyranny.
What is Common Sense
The national government had no __________ branch to enforce laws.
What is Executive Branch
_____________ Papers were articles and essays written supporting the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
What is Federalist Papers
"provide for the common defense"
What is protect us from attacks/provide a military
Congress can override a presidential veto with _____ vote
What is 2/3 vote
This document was written by the Pilgrims once they landed at Plymouth Massachusetts. It gave our founding fathers/framers ideas regarding self-government
What is the Mayflower Compact
The national government had no ______________, executive to lead the nation.
What is President
______________ Papers were against the ratification of the U.S. Constitution supporting only minor changes to the Articles of Confederation.
What is Anti-Federalist Papers
What is peace within our country
The Supreme Court has the power of _________ _______ to throw out/cancel laws that they find unconstitutional.
What is Judicial Review
This was our first form of government and we found it created too weak of a central government without any enforcement of laws or ability to solve disputes.
What is the Articles of Confederation
To change or amend the Articles of Confederation, it required how many states to agree?
What is ALL 13 states.
Anti-Federalists demanded ______________________ be added to the U.S. Constitution before it was ratified.
What is Bill of Rights
"secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity" means
The _________ must confirm all presidential appointments (Supreme Court Justices, Federal Judges, and Cabinet Members).
What is the Senate