Early Government
What act that placed tax on documents and newspapers?
Stamp Act
Did the Articles of Confederation have a unicameral legislature of a bicameral legislature?
Unicameral
Who was considered the founder of Political Philosophy?
Thomas Hobbes
Who was called the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
What article explains the powers of the president?
Article 2
All delegates met in Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress except?
Georgia
Name three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
Congress could not tax
Congress could not regulate trade
No Executive Branch
No national currency
All states had to agree to make changes
Who was called the Father of Liberalism?
John Locke
Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom?
What amendment banned slavery?
The 13th Amendment
What congress became known the first national government?
Second Continental Congress
What was the name of the second meeting in Annapolis in 1787?
Philadelphia Convention/ Constitutional Convention
Who believed that there had to be a separation between church and state?
Voltaire
What plan focused on representation being based in the states population?
The Virginia Plan
What Article deals with the ratification of the Constitution?
Article 7
What were the names of the three categories that the 13 colonies broken up into?
Royal, Proprietary, Charter
How many states showed up to the meeting in Annapolis in 1786?
5 out of 13
What philosopher wrote "The Social Contract"?
Jean Jacques
What Compromise solved the debate between small and large states?
The Great Compromise
What amendment protects against illegal search and seizures?
4th Amendment
What two events led to the passing of the Intolerable Acts?
Boston Tea Party And Boston Massacre
What were three powers that Congress held in the Articles of Confederation?
Make war and peace
Borrow money/set up money system
Make Treaties
Build Navy
Raise an Army
Send Ambassadors
Which philosopher believed that there should always be a separation of powers in government?
Montesquieu
What plan focuses on representation in Congress being equal to all states?
The New Jersey plan
What does the 9th amendment state?
The rights of citizens will be protected whether these rights are listed or not.