UNIT 1 REVIEW GAME

British Gov - Enlightenmen

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Colonial Period

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Revolutionary Period

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Declaration of

Independence

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Articles of Confederatio

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The Constitution

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Prior to the Magna Carta, what type of government

did England have?

Absolute Monarch

What were the natural rights according to John

Locke?

LifeLiberty

Property

According to John Locke, what was the purpose of

government?

To protect the people’s natural rights

Montesquieu said “power corrupts…” What

constitutional principal does our Constitution

take from Montesquieu?

Separation of PowerChecks & Balances

Provide (2) major powers of Parliament

1. Pass laws2. Raise taxes

3. Control nation’s army

A _____ is a model for how judges decide future

cases.

precedent

What (2) principles of American Government

have their origins in the Magna Carta?

Rule of LawLimited Government

According to the policy of salutary neglect, what did

England want from its colonies?

Cheap Raw Materials

Why did people leave England to come to the colonies? Provide (2)

reasons

Economic opportunityReligious FreedomPolitical Freedom

The Mayflower Compact is an example of this type of

government.

Direct Democracy

Town Meetings, The House of Burgesses, and the Mayflower Compact are all examples of the colonies history of this.

Democracy(or)

Self Rule

The first permanent English settlement in the Americas. What type of

government did it establish?

JamestownRepresentative

Democracy

What is mercantilism?

A country should export more than it imports to

increase its wealth.

Under Salutary Neglect how many branches of

government did the colonial governments

establish?

3

This event is viewed as the turning point between

the British and the colonies.

The French & Indian War

This Act placed taxes on legal documents and

papers in the colonies.

Stamp Act

This Act led to the Boston Tea Party.

Tea Act

These Acts known as the Coercive Acts in England limited the rights of the colonists, and led to the 2nd Continental Congress

Intolerable Acts

Thomas Paine wrote this to persuade the colonists to declare independence

from Great Britain

Common Sense

The Proclamation Act of 1763 forbid the colonists

doing this?

Moving west across the Appalachian Mountains

These Acts forbid the colonies from trading with

anyone other than England

Navigation Acts

At what meeting did the colonists decide to

declare independence?

2nd Continental Congress

What were the (3) unalienable rights

according to Thomas Jefferson?

LifeLiberty

Pursuit of Happiness

What philosopher had the biggest impact on Thomas

Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence?

John Locke

Provide (1) major grievance listed in the

Declaration of Independence.

Taxation without Representation

Limitations on RightsBritish Troop Presence

According to Jefferson, what is the purpose of

government?

To protect the people’s rights

What country other than England was Jefferson

writing the Declaration of Independence, and why?

FranceNeed alliance to gain

independence

This ended the Revolutionary War.

Treaty of Paris 1783

What did all State Constitutions have in

common?

3 Branches of GovernmentBill of Rights

How many branches of government did the

Articles of Confederation establish? List one power

of Congress.

1Declare War, Make Laws,

Borrow Money, Treaties

What was the biggest weakness of government

under the Articles of Confederation?

No power to tax

Identify (2) major issues the US was having under the Articles of Confederation.

British TroopsFrench (Miss River)

DebtShay’s Rebellion

What were the (2) plans offered at the Constitutional

Convention?

Virginia PlanNew Jersey Plan

Which level of government had more power under the Articles of Confederation &

why?

State GovernmentsRecent experience with the

British.

The Great Compromise settled a dispute about the Legislative Branch, and representation…

Explain

Bicameral LegislatureHouse of Reps – based on population

Senate – 2 per state

Explain how Separation of Power and Checks & Balances are in the

Constitution.

3 Branches of GovernmentEach branch has power

over the other (2)

What do the first (3) articles of the

Constitution establish?

3 Branches of Government

In this system the federal government shares power

with the states.

Federalism

Article V of the Constitution explains the

process of this.

Passing an Amendment to the Constitution

What was the 1st power given to Congress?

The power to tax

What does the Supremacy Clause say is the Supreme

Law of the Land

The Constitution

What is ratification, and how many states had to ratify the Constitution?

Voting to approve9 of 13