Aided Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence.

New York statesman who promoted replacing the Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government. coauthored the Federalist Papers.

A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 states to revise or replace the Articles of Confederation with a document providing for a stronger central government.

A political system where the government's power is restricted by laws or a written constitution.

Freedoms that no government can take away

republicanism

An agreement between people and government in which citizens consent to be governed so long as the government protects their natural rights.

Read the passage and answer the following question.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government.”

-Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of limited government?

Several oil companies donate to a pro-fracking interest group after hearing that the federal government plans to pass a law banning fracking in the United States . The interest group then appeals to members of Congress in attempt to get them to vote against the bill.

Which of the following democratic ideals does this scenario best exemplify?

After a House of Representatives member supports an unpopular tax despite protests from his constituents, he loses his bid for reelection.

This is an example of which of the following democratic ideals?