the institution through which a society enforces its public policies.
What is Government?
100
Because the Articles of Confederation created a weak national government, this purpose of government was very important as listed in the preamble.
What is to form a more perfect union?
100
the basic concepts of government supported by the early colonists
What are limited, ordered, and representative government?
100
This is the large state plan that called for a bicameral house, representation based on population, and 3 branches of government
What is the Virginia Plan?
100
These people favored the ratification of the Constitution
WHo are the Federalists?
200
Can be defined as a body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically, and with power to make and enforce law without consent of a higher authority. Remember sovereignty, population, government, territory
What is the state?
200
Without order and this purpose of government, many argue that anarchy would occur.
What is to insure domestic tranquility?
200
Signed in 1215, this document included fundamental rights like trial by jury and due process of law.
What is the Magna Carta?
200
this small state plan wanted equal representation for each state, more than one federal executive, and a unicameral Congress.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
200
THese were features of the state constitutions and later become features of the US Constitution.
What are popular soverignty, limited government, civil rights & liberties, and separation of powers & checks and balances?
300
the body of fundamental laws setting out principles, structures, and processes of a government
What is a constitution?
300
Our military forces help make this purpose of government easier.
What is to provide for the common defense?
300
IN 1628, this document limited the power of the monarch by challenging the idea of divine right.
What is the Petition of Right?
300
THe combination of the Virginia PLan & new Jersey Plans that created our current structure of COngress is known as this.
What is the Great Compromise or the Connecticut Compromise?
300
the formal approval of each of the 13 states known as _____________ was needed.
What is ratification?
400
A centralized government - all powers held by a single, central agency.
What is a unitary government?
400
Public education and government regulation by the FDA are examples of how government carries out this purpose.
What is to promote the general welfare?
400
The colonies were categorized into these 3 different kinds.
What are royal, proprietary, and charter?
400
In order to appease both slave-holding and non slave-holding states, the Framers decided to count slaves as what toward a states population?
What is 3/5 of a person?
400
this is the 1st national government of the united states
What is the 2nd continental congress?
500
the executive and legislative branches are separate, independent of each other, and coequal
What is a presidential government?
500
Patriotism and inspiration to protect our rights and liberties are included in this purpose.
What is to secure the blessings of liberty?
500
the Magna Carta, the Petition of right, and the english bill of rights are influenced what that AMerica still has today?
What is the Bill of Rights?
500
The slave trade was protected for 20 years until 1808 in this compromise.
What is the commerce and slave trade compromise?
500
one vote for each state, congress powerless to lay and collect taxes, no national court system, and a 9/13 majority required to pass laws are
What is the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?