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Worksheets10/20 TBT influences for Constitution
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Social Contract
the people agree to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection from the goverment
provided for three branches of government
a state of complete freedom with no rules
natural rights
life, liberty, and property
the people agree to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection from the goverment
provided for three branches of government
a state of complete freedom with no rules
natural rights
John Locke
English philosopher who wrote the "Leviathan"
English philosopher who wrote about social contracts and 3 unalienable (natural) rights
French philosopher who wrote "The Spirit of the Laws" requiring representation
Baron de Montesquieu
English philosopher who wrote the "Leviathan"
English philosopher who wrote "Two Treatises on Government". he wrote about natural rights and social contracts.
French philosopher who wrote about having 3 branches of government that each had a separate job. (separation of powers)
Which of the "Big Ideas" was best represented in the Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders AND the Virginia House of Burgesses
_______ _________ gave American colonists the ideas of rule of law and that the leader's power should be limited by adding due process and limits on the King of England
What phrase was used in the Revolutionary Era that explains why the men at the Constitutional Convention were very concerned about representation in a Central Government?
This was an agreement between the states that created 2 houses of Congress based on both state population and equal representation for each state -
Separation of Powers
The Great Compromise
Limited Government
This was a revolt that took place in 1786 in Massachusetts that revealed a need for a national army -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Shay's Rebellion
The Great Rebellion
Which of the following represent a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Representation in Congress based on size of state
National court system with too much power to change laws
Absence of an executive branch to enforce laws passed by Congress
