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Philosopher who wrote that all men had certain Natural Rights to “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property”

John Locke

This man wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

This man wrote “Common Sense” in 1776

Thomas Paine

This man was known as The Father of the Constitution

James Madison

The second part of the Declaration of Independence is a list of complaints against this man

King George III

A form of government that is ruled by an emperor, king, or queen.

Monarchy

Form of democracy we have in the United States

Representative Democracy

The part of the constitution that sets out the goals and purposes of the federal government

The Preamble

The four purposes of government

Provide Public Services Provide National Security Maintain Social Order Provide Public Services Provide National Security Make Economic Decisions

The five criteria that make up the “soil of democracy”

Active citizen participation A favorable economy Widespread education Strong civil society Social consensus

A plan that provides the rules for government

Constitution

System of government that gives all key powers to the national government

Unitary System

A loose union of independent states

Confederacy

A system that divides the power between state and national governments

Federal System

The effort to control or influence the conduct of government

Politics

Colonial plan for self-government that was written by Pilgrims in 1620

Mayflower Compact

Signed by King John in 1215, this document was important because it established limits on government

Magna Carta

A major cause of the American Revolution was this document, as they believed the rights it outlined also applied to them

English Bill of Rights

The Enlightenment idea that said people surrender some individual freedom in exchange for security/social order

Social Contract Theory

These were the 3 essential elements of colonial governments

Written Constitution Elected Legislature Separation of Powers

Famous document that officially separated the colonies from Great Britain

Declaration of Independence

This was the official name for the 1765 tax on all paper goods

Stamp Act

The British taxed the colonists to pay for this war, which place between 1754 and 1763

French and Indian War

The official name for what American colonists called “The Intolerable Acts”

The Coercive Acts

This meeting between colonial delegates resulted in an embargo of British goods

First Continental Congress

The first government of the United States after they achieved independence, established a “league of friendship” between states

Articles of Confederation

Framers of the constitution believed the federal government should be divided into these 3 branches

Executive Legislative Judicial

Group that did not support the constitution at first because it lacked a bill of rights

Anti-Federalists

This issue was left out of the constitution because the framer’s thought it would be too controversial

Slavery

The plan outlined in this chart

The Virginia Plan

Final Jeopardy Make your wager

List at least 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

No executive branch No judicial branch No power to regulate trade No power to levy or collect taxes Weak national government

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