1. UNIT 1 REVIEW GAME British Gov - Enlightenment 1234567 Colonial Period 1234567 Revolutionary Period 1234567 Declaration of Independence 1234567 Articles of Confederation 1234567 The Constitution 1234567

2. Prior to the Magna Carta, what type of government did England have? Absolute Monarch

3. What were the natural rights according to John Locke? Life Liberty Property

4. According to John Locke, what was the purpose of government? To protect the people’s natural rights

5. Montesquieu said “power corrupts…” What constitutional principal does our Constitution take from Montesquieu? Separation of Power Checks & Balances

6. Provide (2) major powers of Parliament 1.Pass laws 2.Raise taxes 3.Control nation’s army

7. A _____ is a model for how judges decide future cases. precedent

8. What (2) principles of American Government have their origins in the Magna Carta? Rule of Law Limited Government

9. According to the policy of salutary neglect, what did England want from its colonies? Cheap Raw Materials

10. Why did people leave England to come to the colonies? Provide (2) reasons Economic opportunity Religious Freedom Political Freedom

11. The Mayflower Compact is an example of this type of government. Direct Democracy

12. Town Meetings, The House of Burgesses, and the Mayflower Compact are all examples of the colonies history of this. Democracy (or) Self Rule

13. The first permanent English settlement in the Americas. What type of government did it establish? Jamestown Representative Democracy

14. What is mercantilism? A country should export more than it imports to increase its wealth.

15. Under Salutary Neglect how many branches of government did the colonial governments establish? 3

16. This event is viewed as the turning point between the British and the colonies. The French & Indian War

17. This Act placed taxes on legal documents and papers in the colonies. Stamp Act

18. This Act led to the Boston Tea Party. Tea Act

19. These Acts known as the Coercive Acts in England limited the rights of the colonists, and led to the 2 nd Continental Congress Intolerable Acts

20. Thomas Paine wrote this to persuade the colonists to declare independence from Great Britain Common Sense

21. The Proclamation Act of 1763 forbid the colonists doing this? Moving west across the Appalachian Mountains

22. These Acts forbid the colonies from trading with anyone other than England Navigation Acts

23. At what meeting did the colonists decide to declare independence? 2 nd Continental Congress

24. What were the (3) unalienable rights according to Thomas Jefferson? Life Liberty Pursuit of Happiness

25. What philosopher had the biggest impact on Thomas Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence? John Locke

26. Provide (1) major grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence. Taxation without Representation Limitations on Rights British Troop Presence

27. According to Jefferson, what is the purpose of government? To protect the people’s rights

28. What country other than England was Jefferson writing the Declaration of Independence, and why? France Need alliance to gain independence

29. This ended the Revolutionary War. Treaty of Paris 1783

30. What did all State Constitutions have in common? 3 Branches of Government Bill of Rights

31. How many branches of government did the Articles of Confederation establish? List one power of Congress. 1 Declare War, Make Laws, Borrow Money, Treaties

32. What was the biggest weakness of government under the Articles of Confederation? No power to tax

33. Identify (2) major issues the US was having under the Articles of Confederation. British Troops French (Miss River) Debt Shay’s Rebellion

34. What were the (2) plans offered at the Constitutional Convention? Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan

35. Which level of government had more power under the Articles of Confederation & why? State Governments Recent experience with the British.

36. The Great Compromise settled a dispute about the Legislative Branch, and representation… Explain Bicameral Legislature House of Reps – based on population Senate – 2 per state

37. Explain how Separation of Power and Checks & Balances are in the Constitution. 3 Branches of Government Each branch has power over the other (2)

38. What do the first (3) articles of the Constitution establish? 3 Branches of Government

39. In this system the federal government shares power with the states. Federalism

40. Article V of the Constitution explains the process of this. Passing an Amendment to the Constitution

41. What was the 1 st power given to Congress? The power to tax

42. What does the Supremacy Clause say is the Supreme Law of the Land The Constitution

43. What is ratification, and how many states had to ratify the Constitution? Voting to approve 9 of 13