Governments
Small group of self appointed elite that hold all the political power.
Oligarchy
Who was the writer of the Leviathan and believed that life would be "nasty, brutish, and short" without the government?
Thomas Hobbes
Which compromise counted slaves as 3/5 for taxation & representation purposes?
3/5 Compromise.
This English document was signed in 1215 and was the first to establish limits on the monarchs power
Magna Carta
What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
support ratification of the Constitution
What type of democracy does the United States have?
representative
Which philosopher was all about natural rights and influenced the Declaration of Independence "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?
John Locke
Congress will now have the power to regulate trade with foreign nations, Native Americans and between states.
Commerce Clause
During the ratification of the Constitution, which group wanted a weaker national government but a strong state government?
Anti-Federalist
Which type of democracy allows citizens to vote on each issue?
Direct democracy
Which system of government has one, single, central agency and there is no division of powers?
Unitary Government
Which philosopher wrote "On the Spirit of Laws" and heavily influenced the separation of powers and checks and balances?
Montesquieu
Which compromise combined the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
The Great (Connecticut) Compromise
Life, liberty, and property are peoples' what?
Natural rights
In this type of government, citizens votes are closely controlled and often only provided one choice of candidate or party.
Autocracy
Powers are divided between central & state governments
Federal government
Which document from which philosopher MOST influenced the framers in writing the Constitution?
Monetsquieu's The Spirit of Laws
What event revealed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and why?
Shay's Rebellion because the federal government did not have the authority to provide assistance to Massachusetts to put a speedy end to the rebellion
What was the conclusion about the legislative branch and representation according to the Great Compromise?
Bicameral legislature: 2 houses, Senate and House of Representative.
Senate equal representation
House of Representative representation based on population
Who is the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
In which system of government the voters choose the legislative and the legislative chooses the executive therefore they are not separated?
parliamentary
This theory states that people voluntarily agreed to create states to make a safer/better society.
Social Contract Theory.
The articles of confederation went along with which form of government?
Confederal government
Identify at least 4 weakness of the Articles of Confederation
No executive, Judicial, power to tax, regulate trade, couldn't make people obey the law..
According to social contract the government gets its power from
consent of the governed(people)