First Breakaway!
What declared the united States of America separate from Great Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
The Great Compromise took a combination of two states that each wanted separate things. These states were what, and what did they want?
Virginia- Wanted representation based on population
New Jersey- Wanted all states to have equal representation in Congress
What is an admendment?
A change in the Constitution
Popular Sovereignty
All power rests with the people
When was the Declaration of Independence written?
1776
What is a Confederation?
The smaller states have more power than the larger states
Today, what type of legislature do we have?
Bi-Cameral
How old is the Constitution?
237 Years
What was the first document to give "rights" to the people?
Magna Carta
Limited Government
The government is not all powerful, and the government may only do certin things as listed in Article Section 8, the denied powers are in Section 9
What year and where was the Constitution written?
1787 in Philadelphia
In a Bi-Cameral Legislature, what does that mean?
The Senate having equal representation and the House having representation based on population
What year was the constitution Ratified, and what does ratified mean?
1789 and to be approved
Who signed the Magna Carta, what year, and what did it do?
Signed by King John in 1215. Only the upper class had rights.
Ex Post Faco Law
You can't be found guilty of a crime that wasnt a crime when you commited it.
After the Declaration of Independence was written, the Continental Congress needed to find some type of government for the newly formed United States of America. This later will be known as what?
Articles of Confederation
How many articles are in the Constitution?
7
What year was the Bill of Rights added?
1791
Who came up with the Idea of a Social Contract and what did it mean?
John Locke and it stated that people need to vollentarilly give up some rights in order to truly be free.
Habeas Corpus
A person has to be brought before a judge before they can be jailed
What were the 5 biggest problems with the Articles of Confederation revolving around Congress?
Congress could not tax, create an army or navy, regulate trade, or make the states obey.
Today, how many admendments are there?
27
1) Feared the Federal Government would have too much power
2) No Bill of Rights
What is Tyranny?
What did the Declaration of Independece delcare?
All men are created equal, all men have unalienable rights which are life, liberty, and persuit of happiness, and listed the grievances against King George.