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100
System of Government in which there is a weak federal government and strong states
What is confederation?
100

At the Constitutional Convention, this plan was proposed by the delegates from less populous states.

What is New Jersey Plan?
100
This compromise established a bicameral legislature with the HOR and the Senate
What is Connecticut Compromise
100

This philosopher proposed that the government should be separated into three branches

Who is Montesquieu?

100

This amendment gave citizenship to newly freed Black Americans?

What is the 14th Amendment?

200
Belief that governments are harmful/absence of government 

What is anarchy?

200

This philosophers believed that when governments become abusive people have power to overthrow them

John Locke

200

This theory states that governments were created and rulers were put in place by the will of God

What is Divine right theory?

200

Federalists wrote these documents to convince people to ratify the Constitution?

Federalist papers

200

This 13th century document limited king's power

What is Manga Carta?

300
Economic system where suppliers and consumers make economic decisions 

What is market economy/capitalism?

300

The type of government ruled by a few

What is oligarchy?

300

These are the first Ten Amendments to the Constitution

The Bill of Rights

300

This principle of the US Constitution states that the power in our country stems from the people

Popular Sovereignty

300

Process for Amending the Constitution

2/3 of Congress passes the amendment

3/4 of states ratify it

400

Theory of government which states that people voluntarily gave up their rights to create government to protect their rights

Social contract theory

400

Type of government where people elect their delegates 

Representative democracy
400
In this system of government the power is divided between states and federal government
What is federalism?
400

This philosopher said that in the state of nature life of men is brutish, solitary and short

Who is Hobbes?

400

This amendment protects the accused against incriminating themselves 

Plead the Fifth

500

Which amendment abolished slavery?

What is the 13th Amendment?
500

In this type of economic system government makes all economic decisions

What is command economy/communism?

500

This document has the following lines "We hold this truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal- 

What is the Declaration of independence?

500

If the president does not agree with the bill that Congress passed they can check the power of Congress by

What is veto?

500

This philosophers argued that direct democracy is the best form of government?

Rousseau

600

This compromise was overturned by the 14th amendment

What is the Three-Fifth Compromise?