1. Review

2. This is a class review Answer the questions out loud as a class – then I will show the correct answer after each slide

3. This document was the first to limit the powers of the English Monarch in 1215

4. Magna Carta

5. He was the first to study and write about the workings of government

6. Aristotle

7. This is a written document that describes the role of government

8. Constitution

9. This led King George III to tax the Colonies harshly

10. French & Indian War

11. This was a tax on all paper goods in the colonies:

12. Stamp Act

13. What year did the American Revolution begin?

14. 1775

15. This was when the colonists in Massachusetts dressed up like Indians and dumped tea into the harbor:

16. Boston Tea Party

17. The form of government that gives the political power to the CENTRAL government – they decide how much power to give the State government

18. Unitary

19. What was the first permanent British colony?

20. Jamestown, VA

21. Who settled Georgia? Why?

22. James Oglethorpe – for prisoners & debtors of the King

23. Where were the first battles of the American Revolution

24. Lexington & Concord

25. On what exact date did the Second Continental Congress declare independence?

26. July 4, 1776

27. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

28. Thomas Jefferson

29. What was the final battle of the American Revolution? When did it occur?

30. Yorktown - 1781

31. Form of government where the State and Central Government SHARE powers

32. Federal

33. Form of government where people hold the ultimate power

34. Republic

35. This was our first constitution – it proved weak because it lacked a strong central gov’t – no judicial or executive

36. Articles of Confederation

37. Enlightenment Philosopher who believed government should be limited and only exist to protect our natural rights

38. John Locke

39. Which Enlightenment Philosopher said strong central government is necessary in order to prevent constant civil war

40. Thomas Hobbes

41. Which Enlightenment Philosopher said government works best if there is a division of powers

42. Montesquieu

43. The “theory” that says we were born absolutely free, but voluntarily gave up some freedoms for protection

44. Social Contract Theory

45. The Enlightenment Philosopher who said – if gov’t breaks the social contract you should form a new government

46. John Locke

47. He wrote in the Leviathan that without strong central government we would have the “war of all, against all”

48. Thomas Hobbes

49. Thomas Jefferson called the DOI this, because he used so many of this philosopher’s ideas

50. Pure Locke

51. This was the government that led us through the American Revolution and declared independence for the colonies

52. Second Continental Congress

53. This branch of government MAKES laws

54. Legislative

55. This branch of government enforces laws

56. Executive

57. This branch of government interprets laws

58. Judicial

59. He was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence

60. John Hancock

61. He wrote “Common Sense” where he urged the colonists to declare indpendence

62. Thomas Paine

63. What was the last British Colony

64. Georgia

65. Which country were the Colonies declaring independence from

66. Great Britain

67. This system of government COMBINES the legislative & executive branches – both have the same people

68. Parliamentary

69. This system of government separates the legislative & executive brances

70. Presidential