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Explore the ideas of famous political thinkers such as Rousseau, Locke, and Montesquieu, and learn about the Articles of Confederation, Federalists, and ratifying the Constitution. Test your knowledge and challenge yourself in this Jeopardy-style game!

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  1. Welcome to Jeopardy!

  2. Political Thinkers Government The Articles Of Confederation Federalists Ratifying the Constitution Common Knowledge $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

  3. He is famous for writing The Social Contract

  4. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

  5. He argued that if government did not work for the people, the people had a right to tear it down

  6. John Locke

  7. He argued that a good prince will produce good people.

  8. Machiavelli

  9. Despite his belief in democracy, he approved of slavery.

  10. Montesquieu

  11. In his Treatises of Government he states that man has the right to own and protect his property.

  12. John Locke

  13. A characteristic of the state that refers to being its own ruler.

  14. Sovereignty

  15. This was the power to execute or make people obey laws

  16. Executive

  17. In a presidential government the executive and legislative branches are _________

  18. SEPARATE

  19. This is the idea that people should be able to make as much profit as they want.

  20. Free Enterprise

  21. As spelled out in the Magna Carta, _______ refers to your legal rights to life, liberty, and happiness.

  22. Due Process

  23. The Articles of Confederation ultimately failed because it gave too little power to the central government and too much to the _________

  24. States

  25. Because Congress did not have the power to _____ they could not raise money.

  26. Tax

  27. A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that it only had this branch of government.

  28. Legislative (Congress works here too…)

  29. This important document replaced the Articles of Confederation.

  30. The Constitution

  31. The Articles of Confederation granted the power to declare war to the _______.

  32. Congress

  33. This group of people supported the Constitution and a strong national government.

  34. Federalists

  35. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.

  36. Alexander Hamilton or James Madison

  37. The Federalist #78 assures people that the _______ branch will not impose their own selfish will over the people.

  38. Judicial

  39. The greatest fear of the Anti-Federalists was that the Constitution made the ________ too strong.

  40. The Central Government

  41. Patrick Henry opposed the Constitution because it did not yet contain a __________

  42. Bill of Rights

  43. __ of 13 states had to ratify the Constitution before it went into effect.

  44. 9

  45. This stinker state did not attend the Philadelphia Convention.

  46. Rhode Island

  47. The _____ Plan supported the idea that population should determine a state’s representation in Congress.

  48. Virginia

  49. Daily Double!

  50. The Connecticut Compromise called for Congress to be divided into these 2 houses.

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