Founding of the nation Lesson 1

Question 1

Enlightenment

Answer 1

• Age of reason

* Time when people started using observation & science to determine how things work

Question 2

Declaration of Independence

Answer 2

• America’s letter telling England that we were going to start our own country

Question 3

Natural Rights

Answer 3

• Life, Liberty, and Property

* Enlightenment idea

Question 4

Social Contract

Answer 4

• Governments are created to protect Natural Rights, if they don’t, people can start a new government
• Enlightenment Idea

Question 5

Sovereignty

Answer 5

• The right to rule

Question 6

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 6

• The right to rule comes from the people

* Synonym–Democracy

Question 7

Grievance

Answer 7

• A reason for a complaint

Question 8

Northwest Ordinance

Answer 8

• Document created to govern the Northwest Territory

* Established several precedents for the US Constitution

Question 9

Territory

Answer 9

• A piece of land that is controlled by the U.S , but not a state

Question 10

Northwest Territory

Answer 10

• Big piece of land that the US acquired after the revolution
• What is now Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan.

Question 11

Bill of Rights

Answer 11

• List of protections from the government written into the US constitution.
• 1st 10 amendments to the US constitution

Question 12

Amendment

Answer 12

• A change to a written document

* There are 27 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Question 13

13th Amendment

Answer 13

• Ended slavery

Question 14

Constitution

Answer 14

• A list of what the Government can and cannot do

Question 15

Democracy

Answer 15

• Government run by the people

* Based on majority rule

Question 16

Republic

Answer 16

• Democracy where elected officials make decisions on

behalf of the people

Question 17

Republicanism

Answer 17

• Representative democracy

* Form of Government the U.S. has

Question 18

Monarchy

Answer 18

• Government ran by a King or Queen

Question 19

Articles of Confederation

Answer 19

• America’s first Constitution

* Failed because federal government was too weak

Question 20

Provision

Answer 20

• A condition or requirement in a legal document

Question 21

Legislate

Answer 21

• To make laws

Question 22

Federal Government

Answer 22

• National Government ( over entire country )

Question 23

Federalism

Answer 23

• National & state governments share power

Question 24

Federalists

Answer 24

• Supporters of the U.S. Constitution

* Didn’t want a bill of rights

Question 25

Anti-federalists

Answer 25

• Opponents of the U.S. Constitution

* Wanted a bill of rights

Question 26

Magna Carta

Answer 26

• Document from 1215

* Established the precedent of trial by jury

Question 27

English Bill of Rights

Answer 27

• One basis for American Bill of Rights
• Established precedent against cruel and
unusual punishment

Question 28

Virginia Declaration of

Rights

Answer 28

• Protected rights

* Precedent for the US BILL OF RIGHTS

Question 29

Precedent

Answer 29

• A way of doing things based on the way

people did them in the past

Question 30

Infringement

Answer 30

• Violation of a right or law

Question 31

Quartering Act of 1765

Answer 31

• Made colonists provide lodging for British

soldiers

Question 32

Massachusetts

Government Act

Answer 32

• Limited colonists right to assemble

Question 33

Due Process

Answer 33

• The government taking all the right steps

before fining or imprisoning someone

Question 34

Ratify

Answer 34

• Accept or Adopt