I should have known that!
This document was written in 1777, ratified in 1781 and died in 1787
Articles of Confederation
Guaranteed specific rights like freedom of speech and restricted the monarch's power
English Bill of Rights
People rule by making all government decisions
Direct Democracy
Government power and actions are restricted by a system of laws
Limited Government
We are born with these and they cannot be taken away
Natural Rights
Shay's Rebellion was put to an end by a voluntary militia in Massachusetts which exposed this
Weakness of the Articles of Confederation
Created an agreement for self-government among settlers upon landing in Plymouth
Mayflower Compact
People rule through elected officials that make the decisions
Republic/Representative Democracy
the idea that the people of a country hold the ultimate power
Popular sovereignty
People give up a little bit of freedom to their government for protection of their rights
Social Contract
This compromise settled disputes on representation of enslaved peoples
3/5ths Compromise
This pamphlet encouraged colonists to seek independence from Britain
Common Sense
A King or Queen Rules with Total power
Absolute Monarchy
The people give government permission to rule
Consent of the governed
John Locke influence this person with his enlightened ideas
Thomas Jefferson
Federalist wanted a strong central government, Anti-Federalists wanted this added to the Consitution
Bill of Rights
Considered the oldest operational written constitution in the world
Constitution of Massachusetts
This statement "We the people of the United States in order to form a more perfect union" is found here
Preamble to the Constitution
System that guards against Tyranny
Checks and Balances
Life, Liberty, and Property are found in what document that Thomas Jefferson wrote
Declaration of Indepence
List of issues the colonists had with the King found in the Declaration of Independence
Grievances
Charter that established the principle of limited government and rule of law
Magna Carta
Our Constitution was created at this convention in Philadelphia in 1787
Constitutional Convention
Political idea from Montesquieu to divide government power into three branches`
Separation of Powers
This Philosopher believed that people's state of nature is selfish and nothing would be invented.
Thomas Hobbes