1. Which document was the first to try to limit government?
  2. Where did the idea that humans have rights originate?
  3. Which Enlightenment thinker believed all humans are essentially bad?
  4. Which series of religious revivals spread the idea of self-government in the colonies?
  5. What did the Virginia Plan promote?
  6. How did the United States Government collect money under the Articles of Confederation?
  7. How was trade handled under the Articles of Confederation?
  8. Which documents did the framers of the Constitution use as a guide?
  9. How many houses does our Congress have? What is that called?
  10. Why was the Bill of Rights attached to the Constitution?
  11. What is judicial review?
  12. How does each branch of government exercise some control over the other branches?
  13. What is a system in which power is divided between national and state governments?
  14. What are the Greek words for people rule?
  15. Who came up with the idea about dividing responsibilities among branches of government?
  16. Who brought to the Declaration Writing Committee the ideas behind the Revolution?
  17. Who promoted the idea of revolution to all the colonists?
  18. Who brought French in to help the colonial troops win the Revolutionary War?
  19. Who led the Boston Tea Party?
  20. Who was our third president, as well as an excellent writer?
  21. Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
  22. Who was the Commander of our Continental Army?
  23. Which Enlightenment thinker promoted ideas of freedom?
  24. How does freedom and democracy go hand in hand?
  25. How can a government maintain order?
  26. What are direct democracies?
  27. How are decisions made in an indirect democracy?
  28. What was the theory John Locke espoused?
  29. The Articles of Confederation served as what?
  30. Describe the Connecticut (Great) Compromise.
  31. Which document is considered the law of the land in the United States?
  32. Why did Anti-Federalists oppose the new Constitution?
  33. Which part of the Constitution specifically protects citizens from the abuse of power either by the national or state government?
  34. What is another name for the Elastic Clause?
  35. How is power divided in the federal system of government?
  36. How does the process of amending the Constitution illustrate federalism?
  37. What are the three types of powers held by the federal government?
  38. What is an example of a power denied the states?
  39. Who has the powers to taxes, borrow money and establish courts?
  40. When power is shared, it is known as what?
  41. What are the four essential features of the state?
  42. What are the four characteristics of Democracy?
  43. Who are our Senators?
  44. What are the Principles of Governance?
  45. What was the first document of self-government in the colonies?
  46. What was the Great Awakening, and what did it do?
  47. What is Deism?
  48. What were three problems with the Articles of Confederation?
  49. What were the three major fights of the Constitutional Convention? What were they about?
  50. What are the three major reasons we have problems in the Middle East?