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Purposes of Government & Principals of Democracy
American Independence
Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
100
The purpose of government which means to guard its territory and people from external threats
What is National Security?
100
The purpose of government which includes setting laws that have clear rules, and keep the peace in society
What is law and order?
100
The author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
Under the Articles the national government lacked this power
What is the power to tax?
100
This plan called for a bicameral legislature which would have representation in Congress based on population
What is the Virginia Plan?
200
The Acts passed by British parliament following the Boston Tea Party
What are the Intolerable acts?
200
all people possess the same fundamental worth that entitles them to fair treatment under the law and equal opportunities
What is equality?
200
This act that taxed paper documents, licenses, almanacs, playing cards, etc. greatly angered the colonists
What is the Stamp Act?
200
The government under the Articles of Confederation lacked these two branches
What are the executive branch and the judicial branches?
200
This plan called for a one house legislature called for equal representation in Congress
What is the New Jersey plan?
300
the supreme power of a state to act within its own territory and control its external affairs
What is sovereignty?
300
Ordinary people can rule themselves and do so as equals
What is self-government?
300
This pamphlet circulated the colonies and argued for American independence
What is Common Sense?
300
This established a plan for settling western territories and was one major success of Congress under the Article of Confederation
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
300
This took aspects of both of the proposed plans in the Constitutional Convention. Drafted by Roger Sherman
What is the Great Compromise?
400
The theory of rule that states that people entered into an agreement to give up some freedom in exchange for government protection
What is the Social Contract Theory?
400
DAILY DOUBLE
Name one famous Federalist
400
This formed after the intolerable acts to discuss how to proceed in dealing with Britain
What is the First Continental Congress?
400
This event was carried out by angry Massachusetts farmers and it revealed the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation
What is Shays' Rebellion?
400
The 3/5ths compromise resolved this issue
What is whether or not to count slaves in the state populations
500
A list of freedoms that the government must protect
What is the Bill of Rights?
500
The theory of rule that states that government evolved from a family model
What is Evolutionary theory?
500
Met in Philadelphia 1774 to send an Olive Branch petition, and to decide how to react after the shots at Lexington and Concord
What is the Second Continental Congress?
500
This majority was needed in order to approve any law under the Articles of Confederation
What is 9/13?
500
This collection of essays became extremely important in the debate on whether or not to ratify the Constitution
What are the Federalist papers?