Origins of American Government
On November 21, 1620 this ship landed in Plymouth, MA with settlers hoping for religious freedom.
Mayflower
The President of the United States
Joe Biden
In his work, Two Treatises of Government, John Locke refuted the Divine Right of Kings. What is the Divine Right of Kings?
The belief that the power of the King comes directly from God.
Define Due Process
Fair treatment under the law
Appointed by President Washington, this person was the first Secratary of the Treasury.
Alexander Hamilton
What type of government were the Pilgrims fleeing in England.
Monarchy
The Current Republican Nominee for President and the Current Democratic Nominee for President.
Donald Trump
Kamala Harris
In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu argued that the best way to avoid a corrupt government is powers divided into three distinct branches. What were these branches?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Punishment should be firm, but fair, but never what?
Cruel or excessive
This President suffered from polio, which eventually confined him to wheel chair. The only President elected to four terms.
Franklin Roosevelt
The Pilgrim believed in Representative Government. What does this mean?
Government runs according to the will of the people.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Rousseau put forth a theory which argued that for society to best function, people must give up certain individual freedoms in exchange for protection. What is this theory called?
The Social Contract
This is a promissory note designed to ensure an accused person shows up for trial.
Bail
In the 1984 election, this President won every state, with the exception of Minnesota.
President Reagan
Name of document signed by the King in 1215 that guaranteed the right to a trial and against the taking of private property.
Magna Carta
John Roberts is the leader of the Supreme Court. What is his title?
Chief Justice
According to Locke, God does not give the leader the power to rule. Who did he think did give the leader power?
The People
Considered essential in order to defend the people against a tyrannical government.
Right to bear arms
There have been four U.S. President assassinated. Name two of the four.
Abraham Lincoln (1865)
James Garfield (1881)
William McKinley (1901)
John F. Kennedy (1963)
In 1628 King Charles I attempted to revive this system in which the King held authority from God.
Divine Right of Kings
In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British Crown issued the Four Coercive Acts, three of which were directed only against citizens of Boston. What did the Colonists refer to these laws as?
Intolerable Acts
Why was Montesquieu was against the idea of pure democracy?
Because if leaders had to rely on people's votes, they was a good chance the leaders would end up corrupt.
This gives an individual to right to either sue or file official complaints against the government
Right to Petition
This President (and Presidential Cousin) was the first President to ride in a car.
Theodore Roosevelt