Civics Unit 3 Vocab

What was adopted by the Second Continental on Congress, November 15, 1777, it was the first constitution of the United States and was created to form a perpetual union and a firm league of friendship among the thirteen original states.

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

What is a form of political organization in which the sovereign states combine for certain specified purposes, such as mutual defense?

• Autocracy

• Confederation

• Republic

• Monarchy

An armed revolt by Massachusetts farmers seeking relief from debt and mortgage foreclosures. This rebellion fueled support for amending the Articles of Confederation and was known as what?

• American Civil War

• The French Revolution

• Shays Rebellion

• English Civil War

Which plan was a proposal at the Constitutional Convention that would provide a legislature of two houses with representation based on population in each house along with an executive and a judicial branch that would be chosen by the legislature.

• South Carolina Plan

• Massachusetts Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

Which plan was a proposal at the Constitutional Convention that would provide a single house legislature with power divided through equal representation from each state?

• New Jersey Plan

• Texas Plan

• New York Plan

• The Southeastern Plan

Which group advocated for a strong central government who urged ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1787/88? They flourished as a political party in the 1790s under the leadership of Alexander Hamilton. The party disappeared from national politics in 1816.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Whigs

• Tories

Which group was opposed to ratification of the U.S. Constitution and believed that it gave excessive power to the federal government and failed to protect the rights and liberties of the people.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Whigs

• Tories

Which of the following were a series of articles written for newspapers in 1787-88 by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay urging the adoption of the Constitution and supporting the need for a strong national government. The articles were published as a book, The Federalist, in 1788.

• Common Sense

• Articles of Confederation

• Federalist Papers

• Anti-Federalist Papers

The natural rights concept that ultimate political authority rests with the people is known as what?

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Autocracy

• Popular Sovereignty

Agreement by citizens to obey the laws and the government they create. Consent is the foundation of government's legitimacy.

• Consent of the governed

• Consent of the governor

• Consent of the divine

• Consent of the terrestrial