Chapter 1
Idiots Guide to Government
- When was the United States Constitution Ratified[j1] ?
- Who laid the groundwork for American Democracy and Individual Freedoms 800 years ago?
- What was the name of their document[j2] ?
- Who was king of England when the British Document was signed[j3] ?
- Describe why the king needed to levy a scutage[j4] .
- What is a Scutage[j5] ?
- When the Barons captured London what did they demand[j6] ?
- What did the Barons actually get out of the Magna Carta[j7] ?
- What was the primary purpose of the Magna Carta[j8] ?
- What did King John ask the Pope to do with the Document[j9] ?
- What accomplishment did Sir Edward Coke have[j10] ?
- When did the Pilgrims come from England[j11] ?
- List three reasons to why the Pilgrims came to America[j12] ?
- What amendment gave women the right to vote[j13] ?
- What is the name of the first written agreement for self-government in America[j14] ?
- In what century did relationships begin to deteriorate between Great Britain and the Colony[j15] ?
- What are the Coercive Acts of 1774[j16] ?
- What is another name for the Coercive Acts[j17] ?
- When and where did the First Continental Congress take place[j18] ?
- Explain why colonist had the first Continental Congress[j19] ?
- What was the document established by the colonist and send to the king called[j20] .
- For the delegates and the new nation, the Declaration of Independence served three purposes. List the three and Explain[j21] .
- What was the first attempt at forming a central government was a document called[j22] ?
- What did the Articles of Confederation attempt to accomplish[j23] ?
- What was the Virginia Plan[j24] ?
- Who wrote the Virginia Plan[j25] ?
- What is the New Jersey Plan[j26] ?
- Who wrote the New Jersey Plan[j27] ?
- What was the Sherman Compromise[j28] ?
- What was the concern with George Mason and slavery[j29] ?
- What is the three-fifths compromise[j30] ?
- What is the name of the three main Federalist[j31] ?
- What did the Federalist want with regards to the government and constitution[j32] ?
- What did the Anti-Federalist believe in[j33] ?
- What was the first state to ratify the constitution[j34] ?
- How many words are in the Constitution[j35] ?
- What state refused to send a delegate to the Constitutions drafting[j36] ?