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Influences on the Founding of the United States of America
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Influences on the Founding of the United States of America
Part 1 Matrix:
Complete each section of the matrix below. Include APA citations for all borrowed ideas, facts, or definitions.
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Summary of Document
What was this document’s significance or influence on
the values of the American political culture or the ideas
for the structure and organization of the U.S. Federal
Government?
Who was this?
How did each philosopher’s writings and ideas influence
the Founders when developing the ideas and values of
the American political culture and the nature and
structure of the U.S. system of government?
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
The Virginia Plan
The New Jersey Plan
The Connecticut Plan
The U.S. Constitution
The Bill of Rights
Philosophers
Thomas Hobbes
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John Locke
Montesquieu
Selected Founders
Who was this?
What role did this Founder play in the establishment of
the United States of America and its system of
government?
What were each of these factions?
What were each factions ideas on the power and scope
of the U.S. Federal government?
How is this concept manifest in the
organization of the U.S. federal
government?
Why is this concept important in a representative
democracy?
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
Political Factions
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Concepts
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
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Part 2 Essay:
Write a 250- to 350-word response below to the following:
Define the terms “direct democracy” and “representative democracy.” Why is the government of the United States of America considered a
republic in the context of a “constitutional democracy”?
Include APA citations for all borrowed ideas, facts, or definitions.
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