| A | B |
|---|
| Famous English document that changed how government operated | Magna Carta |
| Magn Carta was signed | 1215 |
| Limited Power | Idea that the governments power was not absolute |
| Guarenteed People in England a right to fair and speedy trial | English Bill of Rights |
| People cannot be subject to cruel and unusual punishment | English Bill of Rights |
| Monarch does not have absolute authority | English Bill of Rights |
| People elect representatives to make laws and operate government | Representative government |
| John Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau | Ideas are found in the US Constitution |
| People are not born with an obligation to who | Ruler |
| The idea that people are born free and independent contradicts what idea | Divine Right |
| 3 things all colonies had | constitution, separation of powers, legislature |
| First people in America agreed to pick their own leaders and make their own laws | Mayflower compact |
| First legislature in America | Virgina House of Burgesses |
| Date of the House of Burgesses | 1619 |
| Each part of government has the ability to check on the other parts of government | Separation of Powers |
| Father of the Constitution | James Madison |
| Only state that did not attend the convention | Rhode Island |
| Not allowed into the Convention | Public and Press |
| 2 plans on how to set up the government | Virgina and New Jersey Plans |
| Benefited the larger states in the plan | Virgina Plan |
| Benefited the smaller states | New Jersey Plan |
| Wanted a bicameral system of government | Virgina Plan |
| Bicameral system | Two house system of government |
| Unicameral system | One house system of government |
| Called for a unicameral systme of government | New Jersey Plan |
| Strong national executive | Virgina Plan |
| National Court system | Both plans |
| Congress would have the ability to impse taxes | New Jersey Plan |
| Executive would be more than one person | New Jersey Plan |
| Fianl compromise for the national government | Connenticut Compromise |
| Based on the population in the state | House of Representatives |
| Based on equal vote for each state | Senate |
| Satisified the large states | House of Representatives |
| Satisified the smaller states | Senate |
| Stating a slave did not count as a full person | 3/5 Compromise |
| What states pushed the 3/5 Compromise | Southern |
| Why did the Southern states want slaves represneted | Would increase their representation in Congress |
| President would be elected for how long | 4 year term |
| What process picks the President | Electoral College |
| Group who favored the Constitution | Federalists |
| Group against the Constitution | Anti-Federalists |
| What did the Anti-Federalists want | Bill of Rights |
| What becomes the temporary capital | New York |
| How many of the original amendments were ratified | 10 |
