A government where one person holds all the political power. 

In this type of government, supreme authority rests with the people.

A government which the power is held by a small, usually self-appointed group.

In this type of government, those who rule do not hold themselves responsible to the will of the people.

His notes were very detailed and in part led him to being called the “Father of the Constitution”.

He was chosen as president of the Second Continental Congress.

This was the first government of the United States of America.

After he came to the throne in 1760, Britain began to deal more firmly with the colonies. 

He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.

1. The theory about the origins of the state that held that God created the state and that God had given those of a royal birth a “divine right” to rule. 

Those who were against ratification of the Constitution.

1. The theory about the origins of the state that claims that state developed naturally out of the early family. 

The theory about the origins of the state that says human beings overcome unpleasant conditions by agreeing with one another to create a state. By contract people within a given area agreed to give up to the state as much power as was needed to promote the safety and well being of all.

1. The theory about the origins of the state that says the state was born of force. One person or a small group claimed control overran an area or forced all within it to subject to that person’s or group’s rule. 

Direct Democracy is also called this.

 Colonies organized by a person who the king has made a grant of land. 

The idea that government is restricted in what they may do, and each individual has certain rights that government cannot take away.

The first plan presented at the Constitutional Convention, it called for a new government with three separate branches: Legislative, Executive and Judicial.

Which of the following is not one of the four characteristics each state possesses?

In the Three-Fifths Compromise, "All Other Persons"  meant this.

These colonies were subject to the direct control of the crown.

These types of colonies were based on charters granted in 1662 and 1663 to the colonies themselves. They were largely self-governed and included Connecticut and Rhode Island.

The Connecticut Compromise was also called this because it ended the dispute and led to the successful writing of the Constitution.

The small state plan for government presented at the Constitutional Convention, it kept the unicameral Congress of the Confederation with each state equally represented regardless of size.