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WorksheetsOrigins of American Government
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
The new Constitution
A. Went into effect in 1789.
B. Included several Enlightenment concept
Federalist in charge
The New Jersey Plan Implemented
Limited government
Consent of the governed.
Separation of powers.
Republic/democracratic
Amendment added
Domestic Support
Term of definition
absolute risk
Access eligibility review
accountable officers
acquired land
Active duty
Antifederalists1. Feared the government under the Constitution might be too _______________________
2. Didn’t think the Constitution adequately protected the ____________________ of the people.
3. Wanted a ___________________________ added to the Constitution.
confusing
property
first amendment
aerospace defense
air liaison
first amendment
weak
active lock
adoption services
strong
rights
Bill of Rights
All power rests with the
people
government
President
the priest
Ancient ______________________- first republic.
Greece
Italy
Egypt
Rome
An institution through which society ______________ and ____________________ its public policies.
enforces
distributes
handles
distributes
uses
abuses
makes
enforces
Dictatorship a. All power rests with the (a) .
Idea is found in the ________________________.
Magna Carta
Kings and Queens
Democrats
Liberals
Separation of powers
The idea that the _________________ of a government should be __________________ between different parts or people in the government.
(a)
___________was an Enlightenment philosopher that wrote about this idea.
Montesquieu
George William Friedrich
Karl Marx
Jean-Jaques
Locke’s Second Treatise on Government
A. Developed his idea of the _____________________________ theory.
Closed Forum
Open Theory
Social Contract Theory
Open Floor Concept
Locke’s Second Treatise on Government. Said all people were born with (a) rights.
ocke’s Second Treatise on Government
Locke's Second Treatise on Government
People were born into a state of perfect __________
Ll
euphoria
answers
freedom
harmony
Locke’s Second Treatise on Government
People will give up some of those ___________________ for __________________________ in return.
rights
protection
equal
rights
privileges
money
houses
money
Articles of Confederation
A. It was our first written set of __________________.
written laws
prayers
suggested terms
institutional supplements
Articles of Confederation
Created a government in which the ______________ were more powerful than the _________________ government.
(a)
Articles of Confederation
People feared a (a) national government.
Shay’s Rebellion
An uprising in Massachusetts.
The ______________________ government was unable to put it down, but the state eventually did.
Universal
state
National
Country
Shay’s Rebellion
Made people realize that we needed a (a) government.
The New Jersey Plan
Also called for _____________________ branches of government
four
unitarian
one
three
Please treat yourself and your teachers with grace,
be patient and be kind. Write down the list of items that you need to complete to be successful this quarter and how will you complete the assignments.
What is the timeline?
