Government in which people elect delegates to make laws and govern…

The Articles of Confederation went into effect in 1781 after all thirteen states…

Antifederalists believed this was needed...

Federalist were concerned that without a strong national government this would triumph...

This man wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence...

What did Federalists promise in order to turn the tide in favor of ratifying the Constitution?

Who is often called the Father of the Constitution?

According to the Declaration of Independence, from whom does government get its power?

Which document emerged from the Second Continental Congress?

Which event led Britain to first tax the colonists?

What was the qualification for voting rights in all thirteen colonies?

First attempted government for the United States…

Frontier uprising that demonstrated the weakness of the gov't under the Articles of Confederation…

This form of British government is the foundation of the United States Congress…

Theorized by John Locke; people give up some freedom in exchange for a gov't…

When U.S. citizens elect members of Congress, they are practicing

Thomas Jefferson’s reference to the natural rights of “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” in the Declaration of Independence was clearly inspired by the ideas of

The Magna Carta is important for establishing which of the following?

Which of the following decided how slaves would be counted into the figuring a state’s population?

The Great Compromise created the structure of a bicameral legislative branch.

group of persons chosen from each state, indirectly elect president

first 10 amendments (freedoms) written by James Madison

When was the Constitution written?

Where was the Constitution written?

What are the first three words of the Constitution?

Who wanted a strong central/federal/national government?

What was the name of the papers written to support the Constitution?

This event was a reaction to the Tea Act which granted a monopoly to the British East Indies Tea Company

In 1775, a pamphlet was published by Thomas Paine, which argued in favor of colonial independence and representative government. What was this popular pamphlet called?

The Constitutional Convention sought to replace the Articles of Confederation because they

According to Alexander Hamilton, a strong central government was required for the United States to compete with the rest of the world on a(n) _________ level.

The Federalist Papers-a series of essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay-were originally meant to assist which state to ratify the Constitution?

The plan proposed by James Madison at the Constitutional Convention that was the foundation of the structure of Congress was the

The New Jersey Plan, an alternative to the Virginia Plan, received states' rights support because it

Which branch of U.S. government is British Parliament most similar to in power and function?

Hobbes and Locke was a blockbuster hit movie in the Summer of 1999

George Washington became president in

The law of the land is...