Unit One Principles & Origins of Government Created by: Jimmy Beavers, Nathan Starliper and Savannah Buhler
Char. of Government Forms of Government Compromises Early Attempts of Government Important Documents 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500
One characteristic of a state
Government population territory sovereignty
Who is the primary author of declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
Who is the “father of the constitution?”
James Madison
Define public policy
Principles on which social laws are based
Goals of U.S. Gov outlined in Preamble
Establish justice, provide for the common defense, ensure tranquility, promote general welfare, secure blessings of liberty, form a more perfect union
Two types of democracy
Direct and representative
Who holds the power in a democracy?
The people
Describe a federal government
Powers divided between central government and smaller local government
What types of Government best describes the U.S.?
federal, representative democracy, presidential
Name the types of Government
Unitary, Federal, Confederacy, Parliamentary, Presidential, Dictatorship, Democracy
Describe the commerce and slave compromise
Congress was forbidden to tax exports, congress couldn’t act on slave trade for 20 years
What was the compromise in the 3/5ths compromise?
Slave states were allowed to count 3/5ths of slaves in their poulation
What plans lead to Connecticut compromise?
Virginia plan & New Jersey plan
Describe the Connecticut compromise
Bicameral legislature senate: represented equally house of representatives: represented by size
Describe the Virginia and New Jersey plans
Virginia: strong gov. w/ three banches, representation based on population, favored large states New Jersey Plan: Unicameral Congress, congress has limited power to tax, favored smaller states
What was the nations first government?
Second continental congress
What was the achievement of the second continental congress?
Form the declaration of independence
What document outline the first official government?
Articles of confederation
What are the federalists?
Supporters of a new federal government
Describe the weaknesses of the articles of confederation
One vote for each state congress regulate trade congress cant tax no executive no court system
What is the Magna Carta?
Barons forced King John to sign against the absolute powers of a king
What is the articles of confederation?
League of friendship among states
What is the constitution?
A written form of law that currently governs the US
What is the declaration of independence
Colonies declared independence from Great Britan
What is the English bill of rights?
The declaration of rights that the first continental sent to King George