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1 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 It’s All Common Sense Give us Liberty or Give us Death Freedom How it Works I’m an American

2 This person believed that natural rights/ laws could not be taken or given to the government

3 Locke

4 Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet declaring complaints against the crown in 1776

5 “Common Sense”

6 This document was the first form of self rule by the colonists

7 Mayflower Compact

8 Like the United States, this is a system of government where power is shared between the national and state governments

9 Federal System

10 Like Great Britain (United Kingdom), this is a type of governmental system where one branch holds most or all of the power

11 Unitary System

12 Separation of powers into legislative, judicial, and executive branches was the philosophy of this man

13 Montesquieu

14 Although Locke says it is, the Declaration does not say that this is one of our natural rights

15 Property

16 Amendment that allows us to express ourselves through speech, religion, petition, and assembly

17 First

18 First plan of Union for the 13 colonies following their declaring independence from Britain

19 Articles of Confederation

20 Biggest debate between federalists and antifederalists

21 Whether states or federal government should hold more power

22 With the passage of this, the federal government was finally able to make and collect federal taxes

23 US Constitution

24 This rule protects against tyranny

25 Rule of Law

26 According to this quote: “…deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”, the power of our government comes from here

27 The people

28 Congress, made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate, is the federal body of this branch of government

29 Legislative Branch

30 The Constitution should protect fundamental rights like those in the Bill of Rights would be a belief of these people

31 Antifederalists

32 This group reflects the opinions of the people because they are elected every two years, make laws, and their numbers are based on population

33 House of Representatives

34 U.S. government document that set up the 3 branches of government

35 Constitution

36 The two steps that are needed to add an amendment to the Constitution

37 First, 2/3rds of Congress passes the amendment. Second, 3/4ths of the states have to ratify an amendment

38 More than any other cabinet member, this cabinet member deals with foreign diplomacy (John Kerry currently holds the position)

39 Secretary of State

40 Delegates from this type of state supported equal representation for states in the legislature, as opposed to representation based on population

41 Small States (Anti-Federalists)

42 Two things that you need to prove in order to register to vote

43 You are 18 years old and a citizen (native born or naturalized)

44 Three subjects you need to know to become a naturalized citizen

45 U.S. history, Civics, and English

46 The US Constitution and the Florida Constitution both guarantee these rights

47 Individual Freedoms

48 Regulating police is the job of which 2 LEVELS of government

49 State and Local

50 The 15 th, 19 th, and 26 th amendments protect this right

51 The right to vote


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