This is the period when many philosophers discussed the role of government and the rights of man.
What is the Enlightenment?
100
This act was designed to help the British pay for the French and Indian War.
What is the Stamp Act?
100
This is the name for the introduction to the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
100
This is another name for "to change".
What is "amend"?
200
Name the four Enlightenment philosophers.
Rousseau, Montesquieu, Locke, Paine
200
In the incident, Colonists dumped thousands of dollars worth of tea into the Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party.
200
This is another word for "to approve".
What is to "ratify"?
200
List at least 3 freedoms that are guaranteed to all citizens by the first amendment.
What is speech, religion, press, petition, assembly...
300
What are two document important to American history that the Philosophers influenced most?
What are the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution?
300
This is the date that the colonists declared independence from Britain.
What is July 4, 1776?
300
What is the name of the concept that the people should have the right to rule themselves?
(this is demonstrated in the Constitution with "We the People")
What is Popular Sovereignty?
300
This amendment guarantees your right to a trial by jury if you are arrested on criminal charges.
What is the fifth amendment?
400
What is Thomas Paine most known for (this item helped influence Americans to support the Revolution)?
What is "Common Sense"?
400
In this incident, a mob of Colonists and some inexperienced British soldiers got into a fight in the street that resulted in several deaths.
What is the Boston Massacre?
400
Article 2 of the Constitution defines the role of this branch of government.
What is the Executive Branch?
400
This amendment gives you the right to own a gun.
What is the second amendment.
500
Name the two countries that most of philosophers were originally from.
What is England and France.
500
After the Revolution was over, our nation developed a first attempt at a Constitution. What was the first attempt called?
What is the Articles of Confederation?
500
This is a system of government where the national government and state government share power.
What is federalism?
500
What are the two ways that an amendment to the Constitution can be started?
What is a 2/3 of both houses of Congress can vote to amend the Constitution OR
2/3 of the state legislatures can call a convention of amend the Constitution.