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  • The English Bill of Rights took a great deal of power away from the king and queen and gave the power to what institution?
    English Parliament
  • Which document contains specific protection for individual rights in the U.S.
    Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution
  • The English Bill of Rights influenced which the writing of what American document?
    The U.S. Bill of Rights
  • What are the three branches of government created by the U.S. Constitution?
    legislative, executive and judicial
  • Which document created a national government that allowed each state to print its own money?
    Articles of Confederation
  • What document stated that all men were created equal?
    Declaration of Independence
  • Which document was the U.S. first national constitution?
    Articles of Confederation
  • In what document did the 13 colonies list their grievances against the king of England?
    Declaration of Independence
  • From which document does the principle of limited government originate from?
    Magna Carta
  • What did the Declaration of Independence do?
    It announced the separation of the 13 colonies from England
  • What kind of government did the U.S. Constitution create?
    a constitutional republic
  • Which document helped to establish the idea that the government should have the consent of the governed?
    Mayflower Compact
  • What document provided a government for the U.S. from 1781-1787?
    Articles of Confederation
  • What French philosopher influenced the writing of the U.S. Constitution?
    Baron de Montesquieu
  • Which document required a unanimous vote in order to change?
    Articles of Confederation
  • What document denied the national government the power to control trade and tax?
    Articles of Confederation
  • What document was written in 1787?
    U.S. Constitution
  • What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
    to persuade Americans to ratify the Constitution
  • In what year was the Mayflower Compact written?
    1620
  • Which document created a government with only one branch of government?
    Articles of Confederation
  • John Locke influenced the writing of what historical document?
    Declaration of Independence
  • What was the name of the 85 essays that were written to persuade Americans to ratify the Constitution?
    Federalist Papers
  • Which document provided Englishmen with the right to trial by jury and established the idea of due process?
    the Magna Carta
  • By signing the Mayflower Compact what did the Pilgrims agree to do?
    create a government and follow the laws created
  • Which document created a weak national government and a strong state government?
    Articles of Confederation
  • Anti-Federalist arguments helped to convince government leaders of the need to include what document in the Constitution?
    Bill of Rights
  • What document stated that the people have a right to abolish a government if it didn't protect the rights of the people?
    Declaration of Independence
  • What document allows for the sharing of power between the state and national government? What principle of government is this?
    U.S. Constitution
  • What English document limited the power of the king?
    Magna Carta
  • In which document did the Pilgrims establish a government for their new colony and follow its laws?
    Mayflower Compact
  • In what year was the Declaration of Independence written?
    1776
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