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Govt. Foundations
Pre-Constitution Governments
Ratification Debate
Compromises
100
These are the first words of the Declaration of Independence.
What is "In the course of human events..."
OR
"We hold these truths to be self-evident..."
100
These are the things that governments decide to do.
What are public policies?
100
This has served as the basis of U.S. government since 1789.
What is the Constitution?
100
This group pushed for the immediate ratification of the Constitution.
Who are the Federalists?
100
This compromise allowed states to count 60% of its slaves toward its total population.
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
200
This is the percentage of states that voted in favor of George Washington serving as the first President.
What is 100%?
200
This era is from where many Founding Fathers drew their ideas.
What is the Enlightenment?
200
This was passed AFTER the Revolutionary War had begun, with the goal of gaining support from other nations.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
The Anti-Federalists initially rejected the Constitution mainly because it lacked __________.
What is a Bill of Rights?
200
The Connecticut (or GREAT) compromise decided that Congress would be made up of these two bodies.
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?
300
This is the number of signatures on the Constitution.
What is 39?
300
The author of this early political cartoon.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
300
DAILY DOUBLE
This served as the first permanent government of the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
300
These were published in newspapers as the primary method of debating the new Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers/Anti-Federalist Papers?
300
Founding Fathers compromised on how the President would be elected by creating this:
What is the electoral college?
400
This event caused the new states to rethink the weakness of the overall government when it was faced with a serious threat.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
400
This is BOTH parts of Social Contract Theory.
What is the idea that people give up freedom for security, and that government can be overthrown if power is abused?
400
This was the first attempt to unite the colonies under one agreement, but it ultimately failed.
What is the Albany Plan of Union?
400
This was the total number of states required to officially ratify the Constitution and make it go into effect.
What is 9/13?
400
The Slave Trade Compromise stated that slaves could be imported for THIS amount of time without interference.
What is 1808, or 20 years?
500
DAILY DOUBLE
This man served as the first president of the Confederation Congress.
Who is John Hanson?
500
These early philosophers were major influences for the eventual founding of the U.S. government (must name at least 3!)
Who are Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Voltaire?
500
This was the very first government of the newly-formed United States.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
500
This person authored the pamphlet Common Sense, appealing to average people to support the new Constitution.
Who is Thomas Paine?
500
This compromise guaranteed there would be a Bill of Rights after the Constitution was ratified.
What is the Massachusetts Compromise?