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Foundations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The lawmaking body that developed in England in the late 1300’s. People that advised the king and helped govern the realm | Parliament |
| What did the Magna Carta establish? | limited authority |
| Which of John Locke’s beliefs influenced a major part of the declaration of Independence? | consent of governed |
| Which of Montesquieu’s ideas influenced the Constitution? | Separation of Powers |
| The English Bill of Rights said the King could not suspend Parliament's ______ | laws |
| What is a legislature? | lawmaking body |
| Federalist and Anti-federalist compromise: Federalist promised that if the Constitution was ratified, they would add a _____ | bill of rights |
| What is a delegate? | representative |
| A form of government where power is divided between states and the national government is called; | federalism |
| Who supported the ratification of the Constitution? | Federalist |
| Who opposed the ratification of the Constitution? | anti-federalist |
| What do you call a group of people who band together for a common purpose? | confederation |
| what was the meeting held to fix the Articles of Confederation called? | constitutional convention |
| What proposed that states would receive representation according to population. | Virginia plan |
| What proposed that states would receive equal representation? | New Jersey Plan |
| His main belief was consent of the governed. | John Locke |
| Good government is based on a social contract between who? | people and rulers |
| What do people agree to give up in order to be protected by their government? | freedom |
| The Magna Carta stated that who was not above the law? | King and Queen |
| His main belief was separation of powers. Influenced the creation of the three branches of government. | Montesquieu |
| The English Bill of Rights said the King could not create special ______. | courts |
| The English Bill of Rights said the King could not impose ______ without Parliament's consent. | taxes |
| The English Bill of Rights said the King could not raise an _____ without Parliament's consent. | army |
| The English Bill of Rights said that members of parliament would be freely elected and guaranteed free ____ during meetings. | speech |
| The English Bill of Rights said that citizens would have a right to fair ____ . | trial |
| The Articles of Confederation had no power to make the ____ do anything. | states |
| What was extremely difficult to do to the Articles of Confederation? | Amend |
| What was the name of our the first constitution of the United States? | Articles of Confederation |
| Who proposed the Great Compromise? | Roger Sherman |
| In the Great Compromise, it was proposed that each state would have ___ representation in the Senate. | equal |
| In the Great Compromise, it was proposed that each state would have ____ representation in the House of Representatives. | population based |
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