Power is held by the people and exercised through the efforts of representatives elected by those people
What is Republicanism (representative government)
100
Proposed a two-house legislature where each state had one vote and equal representation
What is New Jersey Plan
100
First document of English Rights, trial by jury, could not be deprived of life, liberty, and property, signed by King John in 1215
What is Magna Carta
100
Virginian opposed to British taxation ('Give me liberty, or give me death") and opponent of the proposed U.S. Constitution because the national government was too powerful
Who is Patrick Henry
100
Each branch of the government shares its power and checks the other two; prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful
What is Checks and balances
200
Limits are placed on the powers of government, everyone including all authority figures must obey the laws
What is Limited Government
200
Proposed a two-house legislature with representation based on the population of a state
What is Virginia Plan
200
Passed by Parliament in 1689 - English rights reinforced, no taxation, right to petition, individual rights
What is English Bill of Rights
200
Strong supporter of the U.S. Constitution, wanted to create a strong national government, 1st Secretary of Treasury, supporter of free enterprise system
Who is Alexander Hamilton
200
Form of government organized in three branches - legislative branch (Congress), an executive branch (the President) and a judicial branch (Supreme Court)
What is Separation of powers
300
Branch of government responsible for enforcing the laws, in the U.S. system this is the President
What is Executive branch
300
Known as Connecticut Planer or Sherman Compromise, provided for a two house lislature with upper house based on equality (2 senators for each state) and lower house based on the population of each state
What is Great Compromise
300
Basic Law and government of the United States, based on seven principles - republicanism, popular sovereignty, federalism. limited government, separation of power, checks and balances, individual rights
What is U.S. Constitution
300
The Father of the Constitution, described the events in the Constitutional Convention, also the 4th President of the United States
Who is James Madison
300
All political power rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish government
What is popular sovereignty
400
Branch of government that interprets the laws, in the U.S. system this is the Supreme Court
What is the Judicial Branch
400
When determining population for representation in the House of Representatives, a slave would only count as 3/5 of a person
What is Three-Fifths Compromise
400
Newspaper articles in New York state - explained reasons why people should adopt the new US constitution, authors: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
What is Federalist Papers.
400
U.S. Constitution written at Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in what year
What is 1787
400
To give official approval to a document, the Constitutio was ratified by the states in 1788
What is ratification
500
Branch of government responsible for making the laws, in the U.S. system this is Congress
What is Legislative Branch
500
National government given the power to regulate foreign trade and trade among the states, states have power to regulate trade within each state
What is Commerce Compromise
500
Basic rights - Speech, press, religion, assembly, petition, bear arms, quarter soldiers, searches, due process, fair trial, jury trial, cruel/unusual punishment, states rights reserved, individual rights not listed
What is Bill Rights
500
Law passed in 1787 to bring American territories into the United States as states on equal basis with original 13 states
What is Northwest Ordinance
500
Rights of people protected in the Bill of Rights including economic rights related to property, political rights related to freedom of speech ad press, and personal rights like earing arms and maintaining private residences