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100

This term describes the process of having a polite conversation 

What is Civil Dialogue 

100

This term includes the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

What are natural rights 

100

This method of constitutional interpretation involves looking at a single moment in time 

What is history 

100

This method of constitutional interpretation involves looking at the words in the text of the constitution

What is text 

100

The basic idea we have a government of laws 

What is the Rule of Law 

200

This red menace laughs at the misfortunes of children everywhere 

Who is elmo 

200

This method of constitutional interpretation draws on principles of moral reasoning

What is morality (or natural law)

200

The constitution establishes a government based on the consent of the governed - this is 

What is popular sovereignty 

200

This is the sound a goose makes 

What is [goose noises] 

200

This method of constitutional interpretation involves a "wide angle lens"

What is tradition 

300

This document captured the ideas of Aristotle, Cicero, Sidney & Locke and was signed by 56 people 

What is the Declaration of Independence 

300

This author called for immediate independence from England 

Who is Thomas Paine 
300

This ancient thinker believed a government should be judged based on how well it served the common people 

Who is Aristotle 

300

This individual wrote Common Sense 

Who is Thomas Paine 

300

This author called for reconciliation with England and not independence 

Who is John Dickinson 

400

This ancient thinker observed that all human beings are flawed and emphasized virtue as the key to self-control

Who is Cicero 

400

This thinker believed government should be based on the consent of the governed, that all have natural rights, and that the people will rebel if the government abuses them 

Who is John Locke 

400

According to Justice Breyer, what is the one thing all Justices do when deciding a case in the Supreme Court 

What is listening 

400

When a judge looks to any laws, customs, and practices established after the framing to interpret the constitution

What is tradition

400

This author believed the proper response to British abuses was to "speak with affliction and veneration" at the same time

Who is John Dickinson 

500

This method of constitutional interpretation involves the judge seeking to weigh the costs and benefits of a given ruling 

What is prudence 

500

When you engage in government and vote for a candidate you are using 

What is Popular Sovereignty 

500

When you sacrifice freedom for protection you are engaging with 

What is the social contract 

500

This enlightenment thinker is responsible for the social contract 

Who is John Locke 


500

This thinker believed government should be based on the consent of the governed, not the divine right of kings, and that all are born with natural rights 

Who was Algernon Sidney