Declaration of independence
The purpose of the declaration of independence
To list the complaints against the king
John lock thought the job of the government was to...
protect the peoples rights.
main federalist people
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
broad participation in gov/politics is...
Participatory
the articles were intended to...
create a country which was the opposite of what king George was doing
Taxation with out...
representation
Thomas Hobbs thought people were inherently...
selfish, and working toward there own survival.
main Anti-Federalist person
Patrick Henry
group activism by non-gov groups for impact of policy/politics
Pluralist
It was a ____ based document
fear
main grievances
freedom of religion, taxation, quartering of troops
John Locke Believed people were
good and unselfish
Federalism is...
The division or splitting of powers between the federal government and state governments.
limited participation, controlled by a few significant people
elite
who wrote it
Benjamin Franklin
Main authors
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Hobbes believed the governments job is to...
rule with an iron fist.
Biggest concurrent power
Power of taxation
democracy is...
The system where government officials are elected by the people for positions
The articles had no...
No military
No taxation
No fed courts
year written
1776
Which political party did john lockes views lean toward?
Democracy
name of the anti fed papers
Brutus papers
which political philosopher believed in democracy
John Locke
The articles forced...
Unanimous decisions
Every state to have its own currency