Chapter 1 Part 2 Flashcards
What is the Magna Carta and what do the farmers borrow from it?
A document that limited kings power
We’re able to get a fair and speedy trial
Explain the differences between a democracy and a dictatorship
Dictatorship
not about the people
Democracy
for the people
From where did early Americans draw their ideas about fair and speedy trial?
Magna Carta
Who is George III?
king of england during the american revolution
What city held the Contitutional Convention?
Philidaphia PA
What is Independence Hall?
Site of declaration and constitution
What are some of the causes for the Revolution?
oppressive taxes, quartering act, king was being mean
Benjamin Franklin offers what early plan for governing the colonies?
Albany Plan
What was the first functioning government of the independent United States?
Second Continental Congress
Who was almost solely responsible for the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Describe the limitations of the Articles of Confederation:
One state one vote and government had little power
For what reason were the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
To appease the antifederalist and to ensure ratification.
What is a “Framer”?
A person that helped put the constitution together
This man is most responsible for putting together the US constitution:
James Maddison
What is Preamble?
“We the people” intro of constitution
