Chapter 2 - Origins Of Government

Question 0

Limited Government

Answer 0

Government is restricted in what it may do and every individual has certain rights that cannot be take away.

Question 1

Ordered Government

Answer 1

Creation of local governments based on origins in England. Still with us today (offices of sheriff, justice of peace, grand jury, counties, etc.)

Question 2

Representative Government

Answer 2

Government should serve will of people. (Government of, by, and for the people)

Question 3

Manga Carta

Answer 3

“Great Charter” seeking protection from King John’s heavy-handed/arbitrary act; guaranteed fundamental rights as trial by jury and due process of law (protection against unrestrained taking of life, liberty, property) monarchy’s power not absolute

Question 4

Petition of Right

Answer 4

Limited King Charles I power (no longer imprisoning/punish person but by lawful judgement, no martial law, military rule in peace, homeowners sheltering troops) challenged divine right

Question 5

English Bill of Rights

Answer 5

Prohibits standing army in peace, fair trial,for eedomf to excessive bail/from cruel punishment.

Question 6

Charter

Answer 6

Each colony was based on, written grant authority from king that gave colonists grant of land and some governing rights.

Question 7

Royal Colonies

Answer 7

Colonies subject to direct control of crown; New Hampshire, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia, North/South Carolina, Georgia, New York

Question 8

Proprietary Colonies

Answer 8

Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware; organized by proprietor, or person whom king made a grant of land

Question 9

Bicameral

Answer 9

Legislature was two house (upper/lower)

Question 10

Unicameral

Answer 10

Legislature is one house

Question 11

Charter Colonies

Answer 11

Connecticut, Rhode Island; largely self-governing; governors elected, laws made bicameral, fight with king

Question 12

Power of Purse

Answer 12

Bent governors will by not voting the money for his salary until he came to terms with them

Question 13

Taxation without Representation

Answer 13

Taxes imposed from afar

Question 14

New England Confederation

Answer 14

League of friendship; defend against Native American tribes

Question 15

Albany Plan of Union

Answer 15

Creation of annual congress of reps from each colony with power to raise military/naval forces, war and leave with Natives, and regulate trade, taxing on imports

Question 16

Stamp Act

Answer 16

Tax of stamps on all legal documents, business agreements, newspapers

Question 17

Boston Masacre

Answer 17

March 5, 1770 British troops fire on jeering crowd killing five.

Question 18

Committees of Correspondence

Answer 18

Spread through colonies, gave network for cooperation and exchange of info among patriots

Question 19

Boston Tea Party

Answer 19

Dec. 16, 1773; men dressed as natives boarded three tea ships in Boston Harbor and dumped ships cargo in sea to protest British control of tea trade

Question 20

Intolerable Acts

Answer 20

Punishment laws for boston

Question 21

First Continental Congress

Answer 21

All except Georgia, met to discuss situation/plans for action; declaration of rights

Question 22

Second Continental Congress

Answer 22

Met in Philadelphia after revolution began; reps from all 13 colonies; first government; five years

Question 23

Declaration of Independence

Answer 23

Ben Franklin, John Adams, roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson

Question 24

Constitutions

Answer 24

Bodies of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of their governments.

Question 25

Popular Soveriegnty

Answer 25

Government that exists only with the consent of the governed, limited government, civil rights and liberties, separation of powers, and checks and balances

Question 26

Limited government

Answer 26

State governments could only exercise power granted to them by the people

Question 27

Civil rights and liberties

Answer 27

Sovereign people held rights that could not be taken away

Question 28

Separation of powers, checks and balances

Answer 28

Three powers; legislative, executive, judicial; check/restrain powers of each other

Question 29

Articles of confederation

Answer 29

Firm league of friendship; sovereign, free, power, jurisdiction

Question 30

Ratification

Answer 30

Formal approval

Question 31

Governement

Answer 31

Congress sole body; unicameral; one vote per state; congress pres each year;

Question 32

Power of congress

Answer 32

War peace send receive ambassadors treaties borrow money set up system est post office build navy and army settle disputes weights measures

Question 33

State obligations

Answer 33

Agree to articles of confederation, states pledged to obey

Question 34

Shays rebellion

Answer 34

Economic conditions worsened and Daniel shays led uprising that forced judges to close courts.

Question 35

Constitutional Convention

Answer 35

Philly meeting to create a new kind of government for USA

Question 36

Framers

Answer 36

Delegates who attended philly convention many who were outstanding individuals

Question 37

Connecticut compromise

Answer 37

Compromise to nj and va plan

Question 38

3/5 compromise

Answer 38

3/5 of a slave, but whole of free; tax on three fifths

Question 39

Commerce and slave trade compromise

Answer 39

Congress forbidden power to tax export if goods/slave trade

Question 40

Federalist

Answer 40

Favored ratification

Question 41

Antifederalist

Answer 41

Opposed ratification