Civics Unit 1

A form of government in which citizens vote in representatives who run the government

Because of their tyrannical King, colonists wanted a government that ________ the power of the executive leader

Unicameral legislature BASED ON EQUAL REPRESENTATION

Virginia's first legislative body; example of Representative Democracy

Shay's Rebellion proved ______ in the Articles of Confederation

Federalist supported their cause by

Which is NOT a way to become a citizen of the US by birth?

Natural Rights: Life, Liberty, and Property/Pursuit of Happiness are known as:

James Madison's proposal for a bicameral legislature with representation BASED UPON POPULATION

Act passed by England prohibiting colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

Enlightenment Thinkers influenced the Founding Fathers by:

Salutary Neglect was the period of time that England _____ the colonies

Laws passed in 1767 that taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea

1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.

Each slave would count for 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation purposes

which of the following is NOT a RESPONSIBILITY of a citizen?

Power to the People:

Series of acts serving as punishment for the Boston Tea Party (i.e. closing Boston harbor)

Rule of Law means that laws are not fair and clear to citizens

The Federalist wanted:

Which of the following is NOT a DUTY of a citizen?

A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

A system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual

(1750-1820) Period of European advances in science, politics, and writing; greatly influenced American colonists

came up with the idea of natural rights

Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775-1776 in an effort to persuade colonists to favor independence from England

came up with the theory of Separation of Powers

Laws passed by England to control colonial trade

Form of government in which the monarch's powers are limited by a constitution

The Anti-Federalists wanted:

popularized the idea of a social contract

Anti-Federalists agreed to ratify the Constitution only after the __________ was added to it.

(1620) First example of a social contract in the colonies

(1639) Early colonial constitution that established Rule of Law

Ended Salutary Neglect, Britain turned to American colonists to repay war debt

The compromise between the NJ and VA plans was called:

Plan for national government ratified in 1781 where the majority of the power rested with states