Pre-Constitution Flashcards
1
Q
What event proved the AoC were not working?
A
Shays’ rebellion
2
Q
Who was John Locke?
A
Created Contract Theory
3
Q
Who was Jean Jacques Rousseau?
A
Created Social Contract
4
Q
Who was Baron De Montesquieu?
A
Created Limited Government
5
Q
What was the Magna Carta
A
Limited the Kings powers
6
Q
What did Ancient Greece give us?
A
Created Democracy
7
Q
What did Ancient Rome give us?
A
Created the Republic
8
Q
What were the problem with the Articles of Confederation?
A
They did have a central government. They had no army, president, laws needed to be approved by 9/13 states, couldn’t tax citizens, no court system, any changes to the AoC needed to be approved by 13/13 states, couldn’t collect debts from states, couldn’t settle disputes between states
