English Influence
Document signed by Charles I of England that further limited the powers of the English monarch.
What is the Petition of Rights
The rights of “life, liberty, and property” that John Locke argued for.
What are Natural Laws?
What are Life, Liberty, and Property?
When was the declaration signed? (The date we celebrate)
What is July 4th 1776
This was the first structured government after declaring independence
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Where was the Convention held?
What is Philadelphia?
Document signed in 1689 that guaranteed the rights of English citizens.
What is The English Bill of Rights
An agreement by which people give up some freedoms for an organized society.
What is the Social Contract?
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson
what is 1
What were the 2 plans that dealt with State Representation ?
What are the New Jersey and Virginia Plans?
This document was signed in 1215 that established the British Parliament
What is the Magna Carta?
Montesquieu's plan of a separation of to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch.
What are Checks and Balances?
The Pilgrims created the Mayflower Compact in order to....
establish an orderly community
Name 3 powers congress had under the AOC
what is:
Make war and peace
Send and receive ambassadors
Make treaties
Borrow money & set up money system
Build navy
Raise an army by asking STATES for troops
What was the compromise called that dealt with Slavery representation?
What is the 3/5 compromise?
This is a government that is without a king and is ruled solely by parliament
What is a Commonwealth?
Which enlightenment thinker believed that a strong government is needed to keep order because people were naturally evil?
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
What are the 3 rights Jefferson included in the DOI?
(He plagiarized 2 of them)
What are Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
Name 3 state obligations under the AOC
What is:
Provide funds
Send troops when requested
Comply with acts of Congress
Treat citizens of other states fairly
Surrender fugitives from justice
Open travel and trade between states
Name 3 of the members at the Convention
Who is:
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
James Madison
Roger Sherman
George Mason
Ben Franklin
William Patterson
Name 3 rights under the English Bill of Rights
what is:
a)Interfere with the law
b)Serve as a judge
c)Create taxes without Parliament’s consent
d)Retaliate against Parliament
e)Keep an army during peacetime
f)Take away right to bear arms
g)Jail people without reason
h)Impose cruel or unusual punishment or excessive bail
This enlightenment philosopher believed in separation of church and state
Who is Voltaire?
What pamphlet convinced many American colonists to support independence from Great Britain.
What is Common Sense?
Name 3 weaknesses of the AOC
What is:
Congress did not have power to tax
Congress could not regulate trade
No executive branch
States could print their own currency
Could not make the states follow the Articles
ALL 13 states had to agree to change the document
What was the compromise called that settled state representation?
What is the Great Compromise or the Connecticut Plan?
James and Charles both believed in what type of ruling?
What is Divine Right?
Who wrote the Social Contract? PS HE WAS FRENCH
Who is Jean Jacques Rousseau?
What do the colonists declare at the end of the Declaration of Independence?
What is they are free and independent from Britain?
What replaced the AOC?
What is the Constitution?
Series of essays passed trying to gain support for the New Constitution
What are the Federalists papers
Which king was executed under Oliver Cromwell?
Who is Charles 1?
John Locke believed the governments main job was to.....?
What is Protect the natural rights of the people
Who wrote Common Sense?
Who is Thomas Paine?
When were the Articles replaced? (What year)
What is 1787?
Name 2 writers of the Federalists papers
Who is:
James Madison
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
Which rulers began Constitutional Monarchy in England?
Who are William and Mary?
Thomas Hobbes famous book was called what
What is Leviathan?
What is they are created equal?
Where did 5 out of 13 states meet before setting up the convention the following summer?
What is Annapolis?
A group of people who OPPOSED the new constitution.
(Anti-Gov)
Antifederalists