Chapter 02 Quiz

A series of essays that argued for the ratification of the Constitution are called the

Federalists Papers

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the

Bill of Rights

The group of individuals who supported the ratification of the Constitution were called the

Federalists

At the Constitutional Convention, _____ was the proposal that called for the legislative branch to have equal representation among all the states

New Jersey Plan

_____ is the name given to the body of representatives elected by voters in each state to elect the president and vice president

The Electoral College

The Framers of the Constitution wanted to create a government that shared powers between the national government and states called

dual sovereignty

_____ are rights possessed by all humans as a gift from nature, or God, including the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

natural rights

A _____ is a type of government that derives its authority from the people in which citizens elect government officials to represent them in the processes by which laws are made

republic

Montesquieu's idea that powers and duties of government should be divided between different branches of government is called

separation of powers

Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense, argues that the only way Americans could have civil and religious liberty was

to go to war with Great Britain