Forms of Government
Miscellaneous
Constitutional Convention
Articles of Confederation
Federalists vs Anti-Federalists
100
What type of democracy does the US have?
What is a REPRESENTATIVE democracy?
100
The central idea of democracy, government derives its power from:
Divine Right, The People, Representatives, or the Constitution
What is the People?
100
Which plan was favored by small states AND Which plan was favored by larger states? Answers must have responses to both questions.
WHAT IS...
New Jersey Plan= Smaller States
Virginia Plan= Larger States
100
Under the Articles, 9 out of 13 states had to approve in order to...
What is Pass Laws?
100
Anti-Federalists wanted a Bill of ________ added to the Constitution.
What are Rights?
200
In an Anarchy, who is in control?
Who is nobody?
200
What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy?
What is... in a representative democracy, citizens vote for representatives that will represent them in the government to make laws. In a direct democracy, all eligible citizens assemble and vote to pass laws and make decisions.
200
The Great Compromise settled differences over....
What is representation in Congress?
200
How many votes did each state get under the Articles of Confederation?
What is ONE vote per state?
200
What is one difference between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
300
All eligible citizens can assemble and _____ in a direct democracy.
What is VOTE?
300
Where is the Preamble Located?
Where is... at the beginning of the US Constitution?
300 extra points if a group/group member can tell me why it is important.
300
Name the FOUR Plans that we learned about from the Constitutional Convention.
What are the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, the Great Compromise, and the 3/5ths Compromise?
300
How many branches of government do we have?
How many branches of government are included in the Constitution?
How many branches of Government were in the Articles of Confederation?
What are.... 3 branches in our government, 3 branches in Constitution. 1 branch in Articles of Confederation
300
Name one Federalist. Hint: There is a musical on Broadway about a very important Federalist.
Who is Alexander Hamilton.
400
Name one similarity and one difference between a Monarchy and a Dictatorship
Similarity: Only ONE person in charge, both are a type of autocracy, sometimes both hold ALL of the power.
Difference: Monarchies have kings and queens, dictatorships do not, dictatorships have absolute control over citizen's lives
400
What three natural rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence?
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
400
This plan decided that for every 5 enslaved people, 3 would be allowed to be counted for congressional representation and taxation.
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
400
Under the _______, state governments had more power than the central government.
Under the ___________, the central government had more power than the state governments.
What are the Articles.
What is the Constitution.
400
Did the Federalists or the AntiFederalists support a strong, central government (federal)
Who were the Federalists?
500
Which type of government is similar to a dictatorship, but a small group of people control the government?
What is an Oligarchy?
500
Did Hobbes or Locke believe in the ideas of natural rights, a social contract, and everyone is born with a clean slate?
Who is Locke?
500
Compromises were made in the Great Compromise in relation to REPRESENTATION.
Name the two houses in congress and votes are given to each state in each house.
What is they set up a bicameral(two house) Congress with equal representation in the Senate and representation based on population in the House of Representatives?
500
The Articles of Confederation only had 1 branch in their government... Which branch was it?
What is the Legislative Branch?
500
The federalist papers were written to win support for...
What is... ratification of the US Constitution.