Founding The Nation

Question 1

Enlightenment

Answer 1

age of reason, time when people started using observations and science to determine how things work.

Question 2

Declaration of Independence

Answer 2

Americas letter telling England that we were starting our own country.

Question 3

Natural Rights

Answer 3

Life, Liberty, and Property(enlightenment idea).

Question 4

Social Contract

Answer 4

Governments were created to protect natural rights, if they don’t, people can create 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.

Question 7

Grievance

Answer 7

A reason for a complaint.

Question 8

Northwest Ordinance

Answer 8

A 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 US., but is not a state.

Question 10

Northwest Territory

Answer 10

a big piece of land that the US. acquired after the revolution. EX: are Ohio,Illinois, and Michigan.

Question 11

Bill of Rights

Answer 11

list of protection from the government written into the US. Constitution. First 10 amendments to the US. Constitution.

Question 12

Amendment

Answer 12

Change to a written document. There are 27 of them in the US. Constitution.

Question 13

13th Amendment

Answer 13

Ended slavery.

Question 14

Constitution

Answer 14

List of cans and can not do for the government.

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 based on behalf of the people.

Question 17

Republicanism

Answer 17

Representative democracy. Form of government the US. has.

Question 18

Monarchy

Answer 18

Government run by king or queen.

Question 19

Articles of the Confederation

Answer 19

America’s first constitution. Failed because the federal government was to 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 and state government share powers.

Question 24

Federalists

Answer 24

Did not want the Bill of Rights but wanted the US. Constitution.

Question 25

Anti-Federalists

Answer 25

Opponents of the US. Constitution and supported the 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 the precedent for no cruel and unusual punishment.

Question 28

Virginia Declaration of Independence

Answer 28

Protected rights. Precedent for US. Bill of Rights.

Question 29

Precedent

Answer 29

A way of doing things based on how 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 a lodging for British soldiers.

Question 32

Massachusetts Government Act

Answer 32

Limited colonists the 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.