Enlightenment Thinkers
(SPEED ROUND)
Which Enlightenment thinker came up with the idea of "social contract?"
Who is John Locke?
What was the name of the document that limited the kings powers and returned power back to the nobles?
What is the Magna Carta?
(SPEED ROUND)
What is the name of the idea in which all men are created equal with certain rights?
Natural Law
What was the financial issue England was dealing with after the French/Indian War?
Debt
Name 10 state capitals with their states. (2 minutes)
Tallahassee.
(SPEED ROUND)
Which Enlightenment thinker came up with the idea of "separation of powers?"
Who is Montesquieu?
Which document was influential in promoting America to declare independence from England in 1776?
What is Common Sense?
What is the the principle that the government has to provide a cause or reason for holding a person in jail?
Habeus corpus?
King George decided to place a tax on all printed goods to help the early colonists pay for the French/Indian War. What was the name of this act?
(Speed Round)
What is the Stamp Act?
1 minute.
Name the Original 13 colonies.
200 points for each colony.
GA, SC, NC, VA, MD, DE, NY, NJ, PA, RI, CT, MA, NH
(SPEED ROUND)
What is an agreement between the people and the government in which the rights, duties, and liberties are defined?
What is a social contract?
Which document was a declaration of self-government written by early settlers in Plymouth, Massachusetts resulting in a set of rules that provides law and order for the people?
Mayflower Compact?
What is the vocab word the describes what happens when the colonists refuse to buy goods and products anymore?
Boycott.
After abolishing the Stamp Act, King George and Parliament passed another act called the Townshends Acts. What was the purpose of this act?
Taxing imported goods
During the Articles of Confederation, the US made a deal called the Northwest Ordinance. What states came into the union when this Ordinance was made?
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin
Enlightenment thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
What is logic and reason?
What is the name of the document in which the King's Powers (limited monarchy) were limited further and more power was given to the people and Parliament?
English Bill of Rights?
(Speed Round)
What is the principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches?
Checks and Balances
The biggest concern that the American colonists had about the taxation was because they did not have a voice in Parliament. What is this called?
Taxation without representation?
Name the 6 goals of the US Constitution as listed in the Preamble.
Form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure the domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity.
According to Enlightenment thinkers, what are three natural rights that all people are entitled to?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
What is the document in the United States the explains how our government is expected to run and operate?
The US Constitution
What is the theory that is found in the English Bill of Rights and later in our Constitution where government power is limited and divided between the King and Parliament?
Separation of Powers
What were the Acts that were meant to punish the British colonists for the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
How many words are the in Preamble?
How many Presidents have there been?
How man Presidents have been impeached?
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
54.
45.
2.
10.