UNIT 1 founding of the nations

Pregunta	Respuesta
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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