Unit 2 Crossword Flashcards
This document listed certain unalienable rights that included life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness
Declaration of Independence
Who is the father of the US Constitution?
James Madison
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
George Mason
This document guaranteed rights of Englishmen to all colonists
Charter of the Virginia Company of London
Due to the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, what document was formed?
U.S. Constitution
Under the Articles of Confederation, the _____ government could not tax, regulate an army, or regulate trade.
National
The US Constitution had to be _____ or approved before it could be put into place.
Ratified
The U.S. Constitution guarantees majority rights but protects the rights of _____
Minority
What Virginia document was later used as a model for the Bill of Rights?
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Who signed the Articles of Confederation?
Second Continental Congress
Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
The U.S. Constitution includes basic _____ like speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion
Freedoms
The Charter of the Virginia Company of London granted the King of England the right to establish _____
Jamestown
The Declaration of Independence stated _____ against the King of Great Britain
Grievances
A town meeting is an example of
Direct Democracy
