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Influences on U.S. Government
British/American Relations
Ideas of Democracy
Creating the Constitution
Inside the Constitution
100
Influential document which limited the powers of English King John in 1215
What is the Magna Carta
100
This was the tax on paper goods that upset the colonists
What is the Stamp Act
100
Voting for representatives in government started first in this country
What is Greece
100
The Constitutional Convention began in May of this year
What is 1787
100
The preamble of the Constitution begins with these 3 famous words
What is "We the People"
200
The English philosopher that argued all men are created equal and people should have a say in running their government
Who is John Locke
200
A high tax on tea caused several colonists to create this spiteful event
What is the Boston Tea Party
200
This society had the world's first recorded republic system
What is the Roman Empire
200
This representative from Virginia was responsible for promoting a legislative plan of the same name
Who is James Madison
200
In order to change the constitution, you must create and pass this, first through the congress and then through the states
What is an amendment
300
Political Philosopher responsible for the three branches of government idea
Who is Montesquieu
300
The Declaration of Independence was a list of complaints about which English monarch?
Who is King George III
300
In order for a democratic system to work we need this, something we saw a bundle of in the U.S. Constitution
What is compromise
300
Unsure on how best to count slaves for representative purposes, the delegates settled on this interesting number
What is 3/5ths
300
Barack Obama would to well to read this portion of the Constitution, after all, it contains his job description
What is Article II
400
English philosopher who believed people were inherently evil and could not be trusted to govern themselves
Who is Thomas Hobbes
400
Thomas Paine wrote this book which caused many colonists to seek independence from England
What is Common Sense
400
This is the idea that the government receives its power from the people
What is popular sovereignty
400
Anti-Federalist could not support ratification of the Constitution because it lacked this
What is a Bill of Rights
400
In the original draft of the constitution is written a compromise on trade and commerce, which states that congress cannot regulate this until 1808
What is the slave trade
500
Document signed during England's Glorious revolution, further limiting the powers of the monarchs
What is the English Bill of Rights
500
This convention in 1776 included the drafting of the Declaration of Independence
What is the Second Continental Congress
500
A fundamental idea of democracy is that it influences the power of this large concept to make the best decisions for the most people
What is the majority
500
This small, but stubborn state was the last to ratify the Constitution, and indeed was not involved in the making of it at all
What is Rhode Island
500
This plan was proposed by Roger Sherman and Elbrige Gerry as a way to elect the President
What is the electoral college