Government Chapter 2 Flashcards
Who did Thomas Jefferson borrow ideas from
Locke
Used to describe 1 chamber of legislature
Unicameral
Virginia plan
Each state would get votes based on population
New Jersey plan
Each state would get one vote regardless of population
Articles of confederation
Required to many states to ratify anything
What led to signing of magma carta
King had too much power
What was the first colony established by a charter
Jamestown
What is a charter
King gives right to establish a colony
Why did early state governments have weak governors
Didn’t want another king
5 writers of the Declaration of Independence
Adams Franklin Livingston Sherman Jefferson
Why were the farmers mad enogh for shays rebellion
Government was seizing their land
How did leaders like George Washington respond to shays rebellion
Needed a stronger federal government
What role did slavery play in the great compromise
Small states wanted equal power
What were the federalist appears and what role did they play
Supported passage of the constitution
What is the Magna Carta
“Great charter” written in 1215
Did that kings weren’t above the law
What is the Constitution
Basic set of laws that makes up and runs a government
Who was the seven years war between
British and French
What is tyranny
Government that ignores eighths of citezens
Written against the stamp act
Declaration of rights and grievances
Committee of correspondence
Spies
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A
1
B or A
Difference between militia and military
Militia are volunteers
Military are professionals
Who were the delegates at the constitutional convention
The country’s most prestigious leaders and thinkers
Most were wealthy and college educated
