HOTA standard 2

a form of government were the supreme power is with the people

a state or nation where the ruler is not a monarch or another who rules by birth

a state or nation where the supreme power rests with the monarch

a type of government where its power and functions are restricted and regulated by law

the "great charter" of English liberties, forced on King John by barons in 1215

bill passed by Parliment in 1689 which gave certain rights to all people

English philospher who came up with many ideas that formed the basis of the Constitution

a political theory that all individuals have the same basic rights granted them by God or nature

republican theory in which people give up some rights to the government in order to preserve order

commercialism, gain wealth through exports and less imports

a series of wars between the British and the French, along with thier indian allies

law passed at the end of the French and Indian War that prevented colonists from settling west of the Apalachin mountians

law passed in 1765 that forced the colonists to provide the basic needs for the British troops stationed in America

passed in 1765, placed a tax on all documents, when paid documents would receive a stamp

colonists rally cry, believed since they had no representative in Parliament to speak for them that they should not be taxed

law passed in 1766 after Stamp Act was repealed, gave Parliament the power to govern and make taxes for the colonies

new series of laws that passed taxes on paint, lead, paper,tea, and glass

1776 - Boston colonists dressed as Indians boarded three ships in Boston Harbor and dumped several hundred chests of tea into the harbor in retaliation for the tax on tea

Series of laws passed to punish Mass. for the Boston Tea Party - also known as intolerable acts

coercive acts - series of laws passes to punish Mass. for Boston tea party, included closing Boston

collection fo delegates from all colonies except GA, met in 1774 to decide response to Intolerable Acts

convention of representatives from all colonies that met in 1775, after shots of Revolution, that managed the war effort

the document signed by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 that declared the colonies free from the rule of England

United States political leader and general who later became the first President of the country

Battle of the American Revolution taking place in New York colony in 1777 where British troops surrendered to American troops - later causing France and Spain to wage war on Britian

1781 battle between the American, their French allies, against the British were the Americans again won

belief in the equality of all people

documents that after the revolution took the place of the royal charters

revolution that began in 1789 to overthrow the absolute monarchy

type of "first Constitution" drafted in 1777 during the Revolutionary War

an armed uprising in Massachusettes of poor farmers angered by the rising taxes

idea proposed by James Madison at the Philedelphia convention that coined the idea of representation for states based on population

plan proposed in response to the virgina plan for a government with equal representation so all states had equal representation

plan accepted in 1787 that was a combination of the Virginia and the New Jersey plans, proposed a bi-cameral legislature with one based on population and the other house of equal representation

compromise reached between Northern and Southern states at the Philidelphia Convention were 3/5 of the population of slaves would be counted when determining the population of a state

made in 1787 - slave trade would continue for 20 years after and then national government could ban

collection of the first ten amendments to the Constitution proposed in 1789 that guaranteed basic rights and liberties

member of the Federalist political party

supporter of the anti-federalist political party

belief in the fact that the federal government has only the powers specifically granted it by the constitution

the belief in the fact that the federal government has all the powers on specifically denied it by the Constitution

series of essays supporting the ratification of the US Constitution written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay

one of the lesser known founding fathers who later served as the first Secretary of the Treasury

third President of the US, clashed with Hamilton, strong believer in human rights, main drafter of Declaration of Independance

uprising in Pennsylvania in 1794 due to high tax on whiskey

political organization that seeks to hold power in a government and supports certain views

founded in 1792, also known as the Jefferson-Republican party, opposed the Federalist Party

passed in 1798, increased the amount of time it took for immigrants to become citizens from five to fourteen years, later repeled

gave federal government authority to deport aliens that threatened national security

law that forbid the unloyal or bad talk about the US

political statements where VIrginia and Kentucky refused to abide by the Alien and Sedition Acts since they believed them to be unconstitutional

stated that individual states had the right to declare null and void laws that were unconstitutional

allowed settlers to decide if their territories would be slave or free

legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government are kept separate so each can check the other and prevent abuse of power

system like separation of power where each branch can check the others from getting too powerful

being in favor of a strong central government

the powers of Congress expressly given in the Constitution

powers reserved for the people, not the federal government

powers held by both the state and federal govenment

part of the Constitution, states the powers of Congress

part of the Constitution, creates and gives the executive branch of the federal government it's power

creates and gives power to the judicial branch of the federal govenment

lower part of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government

the higher part of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government

group of people who elect the President

to challenge the honesty of an elected official

created lower courts under the Supreme Court

all judges appointed in a single Act by John Adams were given this name because he appointed them late the night before his predecessor came into office

court case that enables Supreme Court to veto acts of Congress that were un constitutional