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Enlightenment
History
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AMPU
Constitution
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Time period for the Enlightenment
What is Middle 1600 to the end of the 1700's (lets call it 1650 - 1800)
100
year of the Magna Carta
What is 1215
100
Why did Queen Elizabeth say the British lost the American colonies?
What is "We lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and manner to yield what could not be held"
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In what city was the Constitution debated?
What is Philadelphia
100
How have 26/27 amendments been proposed and ratified?
What is 2/3 vote in the Congress and ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures
200
What does the Enlightenment mean?
What is time of illumination or age of reason
200
Which type of colony was directly controlled by the Crown
What is a Royal colony
200
How many years did our founding fathers peacefully protest until the fighting started
What is 12
200
Who is the "father" of the Constitution?
Who is James Madison
200
Give an example of both a expressed power and an implied power
What is answers vary
300
Who is the "father" of the Social Contract theory
What is Thomas Hobbs
300
Which type of colony was self - governed?
What is a Charter colony
300
What was the British Army trying to do at Lexington and Concord?
What is take away our guns
300
List 2 of the 4 provisions of the Intolerable Acts.
What is 1) closed Boston Harbor 2) Disbanded elected government 3) Quartering Act 4) moved trials of British back to London
300
What is a Writ of Habeas Corpus?
What is "produce the body" also the police have to put you in front of an elected official within 48 hours
400
What was Montesquieu's contribution to our Constitution?
What is 3 separate and co equal branches
400
Which type of legislature has 2 houses?
What is Bicameral
400
Who is the "father" of the Declaration of Independence
What is Thomas Jefferson
400
Why was it so important that Washington be to President of the Convention?
What is he was the only southerner that the north trusted.
400
What is a Bill of Attainder?
What is no punishment without a trial
500
What major institution worked against the enlightenment?
What is the church
500
Who was the proprietary colony of Pennsylvania given to?
What is William Penn
500
How many times did Jefferson try to ban slavery?
What is 5
500
What did the Father of the Constitution do before he wrote a word of it?
What is read over 200 books
500
Name 3 powers denied to states by the Constitution.
What is Can't have war power, can't coin money, and cannot form treaties with foreign countries