What is the US National Anthem? QOD 10/3/13 What is the US National Anthem? What is the Saudi Arabia National Anthem? What is the UK National Anthem? What is the Chinese National Anthem? (just for giggles…which song above sounds remarkably like “America the Beautiful?”)
Unit I Vocabulary GET READY!!!
Government The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
State A body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically (with government), and with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority
Confederation An alliance of independent states
Limited Government Gov’t that is restricted in what it may do and each individual has certain rights that gov’t cannot take away
Representative Government Gov’t should serve the will of the people; people should have a voice in the gov’t
Magna Carta the great charter King john (England) Forced to sign by barons Included fundamental rights: trial by jury, due process of law, protection against the arbitrary taking of life, liberty, and property
Petition of Rights Charles I (England) Limited the king’s power King no longer imprison or punish any person by lawful judgment of his peers Challenged divine right of kings
English Bill of Rights William & Mary Glorious revolution Prohibited a standing army in peacetime, except with the consent of parliament, and free elections
Charter (Charter Colonies) A written grant of authority from a king Largely self – governing; CT and RI were the only 2 colonies
Proprietary (Proprietor Colonies) Organized by a proprietor, a person to whom the king had made a grant of land Maryland – lord Baltimore Pennsylvania – William Penn Delaware – William Penn
Delegate Members of Congress who cast their votes based on the wishes of their constituents; Representatives
Albany Plan of Union B. Franklin proposed the formation of an annual congress of delegates from each of the 13 colonies Has the power to raise a military and navy, war and peace with the Native Americans, regulate trade, tax, and collect custom duties
Articles of Confederation Established a firm league of friendship among the States; each state kept sovereignty, freedom, and independence
Ratification Formal approval
Framers Group of delegates who attended the Philadelphia convention
Virginia Plan representation based solely on population
New Jersey Plan states should be equally represented
Connecticut Compromise Agreement that congress should be composed of two houses; smaller Senate (states are equal) and larger House (State Population) Great compromise
Three – Fifths Compromise Free person were counted, 3/5ths of the “other persons”
Commerce & Slave Trade Compromise Congress was forbidden the power to tax the export of goods from any state
Federalists People who favored ratification of the constitution James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
Anti – Federalists Opposed ratification of the constitution Patrick Henry, john Hancock, Samuel Adams