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Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Month, day and year the Declaration of Independence went into effect | July, 4 1776 |
| The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution is called | Bill of Rights |
| Only colony the 13 not present at the 1st Continental Congress | Georgia |
| Refers to rule by the consent of the governed | Popular Sovereignty |
| Building where the Constitutional Convention was held | Independence Hall |
| Second Document of English Freedom signed in 1628 | Petition of Right |
| Latin term "out of many one" | E Pluribus Unum |
| Government with multiple layers (national, state & local) | Federalism or Division of Powers |
| Party opposed to ratifying Constitution without a Bill of Rights | Anti-Federalist |
| First Document of English Freedom signed in 1215 | Magna Carta |
| Not being detained without being charged with a crime | Habeas Corpus |
| Government document authorizing a colony to exist | Charter |
| A 2 house legislature | Bi-Cameral |
| Government split among multiple branches | Separation of Powers |
| Colony founded by William Penn and Lord Baltimore | Proprietary |
| Colony under most control of the British Crown | Royal |
| 1689 Document signed by William and Mary | English Bill of Rights |
| Body which governed the U.S from 1775-1781 | 2nd Continental Congress |
| Introduction to the US Constitution | Pre-Amble |
| The number of Amendment in the Bill of Rights | 10 |
| Only one of 13 states not present at the Constitutional Convention | Rhode Island |
| City where the Constitutional Convention was held | Philadelphia |
| Primary Author of the Bill of Rights | James Madison |
| Minimum number of states required to ratify the Constitution | 9 |
| He presided over the Constitutional Convention | George Washington |
| Author of the New Jersey Plan | William Patterson |
| He presented the Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention | Edmund Randolph |
| Oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention | Ben Franklin |
| Grand Father of the Bill of Rights | George Mason |
| Anti - Federalist | Richard Henry Lee, James Monroe, George Mason, Patrick Henry, Sam Adams, John Hancock |
| Federalist | Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison, Edmund Randolph |
| Year the US Constitutional Convention written & takes place | 1787 |
| Year the US Constitution Ratified | 1788 |
| Year the US Constitution went into effect | 1789 |
| Year the Article of Confederation went into effect | 1781 |
| Year the Stamp Act Congress takes place | 1765 |
| Year the American Revolution takes place | 1775 |
| Year the Treaty of Paris signed to end the American Revolutionary War | 1783 |
| Year of the 1st Continental Congress | 1774 |
| Year George Washington sworn in as President of US | 1789 |
| Year the 13th Amendment abolishes slavery | 1865 |
| Year the Annapolis meeting take place | 1786 |
| Year the ratification of the Bill of Rights | 1791 |
| Co-Authored Federalist Papers; 1st Secretary of Treasury | Alexander Hamilton |
| First & Largest signature on Declaration of Independence | John Hancock |
| Co-Authored Federalist Papers; First Chief Justice | John Jay |
| "Smelled a rat" did not attend the Constitutional Convention | Patrick Henry |
| First VP and second American President | John Adams |
| Masterminded Boston Tea Party | Sam Adams |
| Proposed Articles of Confederation & Declaration of Independence | Richard Henry Lee |
| Negotiated the Treaty of Paris for US | Ben Franklin |
| French Philosophe who wrote Spirit of the Laws in 1748 | Montesquieu |
| English Philosophe who wrote Two Treaties on Government 1690 | John Locke |
| Founder of Connecticut | Thomas Hooker |
| Primary author of the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| Founder of Rhode Island | Roger Williams |
| Wrote the Social Contract | Rousseau |
| Wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense" | Thomas Paine |
| Authors of The Federalist Papers (85 Essays) | John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, James Madions |
| Temporary US Government set up in this city | New York |
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