Quiz, Quiz, Trade Cards Foundations of Representative Government Grades 8, 10 and 11

Quiz, Quiz, Trade Instructions

• Print the slides. Laminate and cut out the rectangles. There is a matching term and definition.

• Each student receives a card. Students mix around the room. Teacher can play if there is an odd number of students or may “buddy” two students. • Students quiz each other on their card and then exchange the cards.

• Students repeat the procedure with different partners until time is called.

• Management tip: have students raise their hands when looking for a partner.

Colonial Foundations of Representative Government Virginia House of Burgesses

1619

• This was the first representative legislature in the English colonies. Representatives immediately began to enact laws and to safeguard individual rights.

Colonial Foundations of Representative Government The Mayflower Compact of 1620 • Signed by most of the men on the Mayflower, this document was an agreement to form a political body and give it the power to enact laws for the good of the colony.

Colonial Foundations of Representative Government The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 1639 • This document stated that people had the right to elect governors, judges, and a legislature.

Colonial Foundations of Representative Government Massachusetts Bay 1641 • Puritans included a bill of rights in their constitution. These acts guaranteed that no one could be deprived of life, liberty, and property without due process. It prohibited cruel and unusual punishment and stated that a person could not be compelled to incriminate himself.