Definitions Events People Principles of the Constitution Bill of Rights
100
What is a massacre?
the killing of a large number of people
100
What is the American Revolution
war in which America gained her independence
100
Who is George Washington
a Surveyor as a teenager, hero in French and Indian War
100
What is separation of power?
government power is divided among three branches to prevent abuses of power
100
What is the government cannot house troops in your home?
3rd amendment
200
What is a boycott?
to refuse to buy something in protest
200
What is the Boston Massacre
5 people were killed, make popular by an engraving by Paul Revere
200
Who is Paul Revere
Engraved propaganda spread about the Boston Massacre
200
What is checks and balances?
The power of each branch is limited by powers of other branches
200
What is the right to bear arms?
2nd amendment
300
What is a militia?
army of citizen volunteers
300
What is the Second Continental Congress
Wrote the Constitution (group not person, not "founding fathers)
300
Who is Rousseau?
Enlightenment thinker that believed people give governments the power to rule
300
What is limited government?
government powers are limited to protect individual rights
300
What is the 4th amendment
protection against unreasonable searches by police
400
What is an alliance?
formal agreement between people or nations to help one another
400
What is the First Continental Congress?
Wrote the Declaration of Independence, and formed the Continental army
400
Who is Thomas Paine
Wrote Common Sense
400
What is Popular Sovereignty?
idea that the people establish government and are the source of its power
400
What is amendments 5-8?
3 amendments collectively known as the rights of the accused
500
What is a debate?
an argument, usually in public
500
What is the Boston Tea Party?
First act of Treason by the colonists
500
Who are the Greeks?
ancient group of people whose focus on democracy and rule of the people made a great impact on the enlightenment thinkers
500
What is federalism?
government power is distributed between state and national governments to protect the rights of states
500
What is freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition
5 freedoms in the 1st amendment






Topic 18 Lesson 1

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