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Flashcards by KAYDEN CRANE, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by KAYDEN CRANE
about 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Enligtenment | • age of reason • time when people started using observation & science to determine how things work |
| Declaration of Independence | • America’s letter telling England that we were going to start our own country |
| Natural Rights | • life, liberty, property • enlightenment idea |
| Social Contract | • governments are created to protect natural rights, if they don’t, people can start a new government • enlightenment idea |
| Sovereignty | • the right to rule |
| Popular Sovereignty | • the right to rule comes from the people • synonym--democracy |
| Grievance | • a reason for a complaint |
| Northwest Ordinance | • document created to govern the Northwest Territory • established several precedents for the US Constitution |
| Territory | • an piece of land that is controlled by the U.S., but that is not a state |
| Northwest Territory | • big piece of land that the US acquired after the revolution • what is now Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, & Michigan |
| Bill of Rights | • List of protections from the government written into the US Constitution • 1st 10 amendments to the US Constitution |
| Amendment | • a change to a written document • there are 27 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution |
| 13th Amendment | • Ended Slavery |
| Constitution | • a list of what the government can and cannot do |
| Democracy | • government run by the people • based on majority rule |
| Republic | • democracy where elected officials make decisions on behalf of the people |
| Republicanism | • representative democracy • form of government the U.S. has |
| Monarchy | • government run by a king or queen |
| Articles of Confederation | • America’s first constitution • Failed because federal government was too weak |
| Provision | • a condition or requirement in a legal document |
| Legislate | • To make laws |
| Federal Government | • national government (over entire country) |
| Federalism | • national & state governments share power |
| Federalists | • supporters of the U.S. Constitution • didn’t want a bill of rights |
| Anti-federalists | • opponents of the U.S. Constitution • wanted a bill of rights |
| Magna Carta | • Document from 1215 • Established the precedent of trial by jury |
| English Bill of Rights | • One basis for American Bill of Rights • Established precedent against cruel and unusual punishment |
| Virginia Declaration of Rights | • protected rights • precedent for the US BILL OF RIGHTS |
| Precedent | • a way of doing things based on the way people did them in the past |
| Infringement | • violation of a right or law |
| Quartering Act of 1765 | • made colonists provide lodging for British soldiers |
| Massachusetts Government Act | • limited colonists right to assemble |
| Due Process | • the government taking all the right steps before fining or imprisoning someone |
| Ratify | • accept or adopt |
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