Founding Documents
The document stating the colony's intent to be free from England
What is the Declaration of Independence
the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
the level of government that had the most power under the Articles of Confederation
What is the state governments?
the Constitutional amendment that lists the five freedoms
What is the First Amendment?
the section of the Declaration of Independence that begins with this quote:
"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands..."
What is the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence?
the first constitution of the United States
What is the Articles of Confederation?
the section of the Declaration that stated the purpose of the document
What is the Preamble?
the only branch of government that the federal level had
What is the legislative branch?
the total number of changes that have been made to the United States Constitution
What is 27?
"That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, ...."
According to this passage, what is the purpose of government?
What is to protect the rights of the people?
The framework for U.S. government that has lasted for over 230 years
What is the United States Constitution?
One of the Enlightenment Thinkers that influenced the thinking of Thomas Jefferson when he wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Locke or Thomas Hobbes?
The official position that was most noticeably missing under the Articles of Confederation?
What is the Presidency of the United States?
the three branches of Federal Government set up by the United States Constitution
What is legislative, executive, and judicial?
"We the People,...." at the beginning of the United States Constitution shows that the Founding Fathers would create this type of government?
What is a democracy?
The document that contains these words:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident. That all men are created equal...."
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The third section of the Declaration of Independence that listed the complaints of the colonists
What is the "List of Grievances"?
the reason that the federal government under the Articles of Confederation was not able to collect taxes
What is "there was no federal Executive Branch?
the federal official also known as "Commander in Chief" and "Chief Executive"
Who is the United States President?
the person who is referred to as "He" in the Declaration of Independence's "List of Grievances"
For example: He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly..."
Who is King George III?
the document that begins, "We the People...."
What is the United States Constitution
the two parties that Thomas Hobbes's "Social Contract" is between
Who is the government and the people?
there was no one to solve disputes between the states because the federal government lacked this branch
What is the Judicial Branch?
the word that means the changes and additions to the U.S. Constitution
What is Amendments?
What is the Boston Port Act?