Karteikarten
UNIT 1 founding of the nations
Karten in diesem Stapel (34)
- 1Enligtenment• age of reason
• time when people started using
observation & science to determine how
things work - 2Declaration of Independence• America’s letter telling England that we
were going to start our own country - 3Natural Rights• life, liberty, property
• enlightenment idea - 4Social Contract• governments are created to protect natural
rights, if they don’t, people can start a new
government
• enlightenment idea - 5Sovereignty• the right to rule
- 6Popular Sovereignty• the right to rule comes from the people
• synonym--democracy - 7Grievance• a reason for a complaint
- 8Northwest Ordinance• document created to govern the
Northwest Territory
• established several precedents for the US
Constitution - 9Territory• an piece of land that is controlled by the
U.S., but that is not a state - 10Northwest Territory• big piece of land that the US acquired after
the revolution
• what is now Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Wisconsin, & Michigan - 11Bill of Rights• List of protections from the government
written into the US Constitution
• 1st 10 amendments to the US Constitution - 12Amendment• a change to a written document
• there are 27 Amendments to the U.S.
Constitution - 1313th Amendment• Ended Slavery
- 14Constitution• a list of what the government can and
cannot do - 15Democracy• government run by the people
• based on majority rule - 16Republic• democracy where elected officials make
decisions on behalf of the people - 17Republicanism• representative democracy
• form of government the U.S. has - 18Monarchy• government run by a king or queen
- 19Articles of Confederation• America’s first constitution
• Failed because federal government was too
weak - 20Provision• a condition or requirement in a legal
document - 21Legislate• To make laws
- 22Federal Government• national government (over entire country)
- 23Federalism• national & state governments share power
- 24Federalists• supporters of the U.S. Constitution
• didn’t want a bill of rights - 25Anti-federalists• opponents of the U.S. Constitution
• wanted a bill of rights - 26Magna Carta• Document from 1215
• Established the precedent of trial by jury - 27English Bill of Rights• One basis for American Bill of Rights
• Established precedent against cruel and
unusual punishment - 28Virginia Declaration of Rights• protected rights
• precedent for the US BILL OF RIGHTS - 29Precedent• a way of doing things based on the way
people did them in the past - 30Infringement• violation of a right or law
- 31Quartering Act of 1765• made colonists provide lodging for British
soldiers - 32Massachusetts Government Act• limited colonists right to assemble
- 33Due Process• the government taking all the right steps
before fining or imprisoning someone - 34Ratify• accept or adopt
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