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The belief that government should be separated into three equal branches was this philosopher’s idea.
Montesquieu
100
The idea that one can overthrow a government if it is not representing peoples’ interests is known as this.
Right to Revolution
100
This proposal called for a two house legislature, a chief executive, and a judiciary
Virginia Plan
100
Which philosopher believed that people were corrupted by society?
Rousseau
100
This event had famous figures like John Hancock and George Washington, and was where the Declaration of Independence was written.
Second Continental Congress
200
By leaving most of the powers to the states, the Articles of Confederation revealed this about our first government.
Fear of strong central power.
200
The ‘social contract’ idea comes specifically from these two philosophers.
Who are Locke and Rousseau?
200
This proposal called for unicameral legislature and several executives.
New Jersey Plan
200
‘I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,’ fits the beliefs of this philosopher.
Voltaire
200
This event occurred after a bitter fight for power between King Charles I and Parliament
Petition of Right
300
This event was the catalyst for calling the Constitutional Convention.
Shays’ Rebellion
300
Drafted in 1754 by Ben Franklin, this event called for a representative government and colonial unity.
The Albany Plan
300
This compromise resolved the primary issue of representation between small and large states.
Great or Connecticut Compromise
300
This Enlightenment philosopher gave us ideas about reforming the justice system, wrote On Crime and Punishment.
Beccaria
300
In addition to Enlightenment beliefs, some Southerners supported independence for this reason.
It freed them from their debts to England.
400
This individual was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention.
George Washington
400
This event called for colonists to boycott and petition the British government.
The First Continental Congress
400
Our modern day Congress is modeled off of these two events.
Albany Plan, Second Continental Congress
400
Prohibitions against quartering troops, found in our 3rd Amendment, was first guaranteed here.
English Bill of Rights
400
When we are looking at the origin/preview of a document, we need to identify these three things.
Who, when, and type of document
500
This event was the first to create a ‘League of friendship’ between the colonies.
New England Confederation
500
This event/document contains ideas that Americans put into the Third Amendment of the Constitution.
What is the Petition of Right?
500
This philosopher wrote the text The Leviathan
Hobbes
500
This event involved 12 of the 13 colonies, and was primarily to complain against the King.
First Continental Congress
500
When we are looking at the purpose of a document, we need to identify these two things.
Why it was written, who it is for