European Thinkers
This English philosopher argued for natural rights like life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
Ancient civilization where democracy began.
What is Greece?
The author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The Articles of Confederation were America's first what?
What is constitution or government?
The city where the Constitutional Convention was held.
What is Philadelphia?
This French thinker believed in separating powers to prevent tyranny.
Who is Montesquieu?
Ancient civilization with a representative republic.
What is Rome?
The year the Declaration was signed.
What is 1776?
The Articles gave more power to these groups rather than the national government.
What are the states?
This compromise created a bicameral legislature.
What is the Great Compromise?
He believed that people are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
A 1215 document that limited the English king's power.
What is the Magna Carta?
This King was the target of the colonists' grievances.
Who is King George III?
This branch of government was missing under the Articles.
What is the executive branch?
They wanted a stronger national government and supported ratification.
Who were the Federalists?
Locke’s ideas heavily influenced this founding American document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
U.S. legislative structure resembles this Roman institution.
What is the Senate?
One complaint was taxation without this.
What is representation?
Congress couldn’t collect these under the Articles.
What are taxes?
They feared a strong central government and wanted a Bill of Rights.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
Montesquieu’s ideas inspired this U.S. system of power-sharing.
What is separation of powers or checks and balances?
Greek democracy inspired this idea of direct citizen involvement.
What is popular sovereignty or direct democracy?
The Declaration claimed the people have this right if the government fails them.
What is the right to revolt?
One strength of the Articles: it passed this important land policy in 1787.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
This plan favored large states in the legislative structure.
What is the Virginia Plan?