Founding Documents

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What is the Declaration of Independence?

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a letter to the king declaring our independence

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Which is a founding document of the United States of America? Options: The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights, All of the above

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All of the above

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The first ten amendments of The Constitution are called

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The Bill of Rights

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What is a social contract?

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An agreement between a government and its citizens.

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What principle did we "borrow" from Montesquieu?

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Separation of Powers (3 branches of government)

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What Enlightenment Philosopher inspired Thomas Jefferson when writing the Declaration of Independence?

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Locke

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What principle is featured in both the Magna Carta and the Articles of Confederation?

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Limited government

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Why was the Declaration of Independence a landmark?

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It was the first time in history that revolutionaries wrote down their reasonings for revolting from their mother country.

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What was the List of Grievances?

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All of the reasons why the colonists decided to separate from Britian

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What was the Mayflower Compact?

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First form of self-government in the U.S.