Karteikarten
Unit 1
Karten in diesem Stapel (34)
- 1EnlightenmentAge of reason
A time when people started using observation & science to determine how things work - 2Declaration of independenceAmerica's letter telling England that we were going to start our own country.
- 3Natural rightslife, liberty, and property
enlightenment idea - 4Social contractGovernments are created to protect natural rights, if they don't, people can start a new government
Enlightenment idea - 5SovereigntyThe right to rule
- 6popular sovereigntyThe right to rule comes from the people
Synonym-- democracy - 7GrievanceA reason for a complaint
- 8Northwest ordinanceDocument created to govern the northwest territory
Established several precedents for the US constitution - 9TerritoryA piece of land that is controlled by the US., but that is not a state
- 10Northwest territorya big piece of land that the US acquired after the revolution
What is now Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan - 11Bill of rightsList of protections from the government written into the US Constitution
1st 10 amendments to the US constitution - 12AmendmentA change to a written document
There are 27 Amendments to the US Constitution - 1313th Amendmentended slavery
- 14ConstitutionA list of what the government can and can't do
- 15DemocracyGovernment-run by the people
Based on majority rule - 16RepublicA democracy where elected officials make decisions on behalf of the people
- 17Republicanismrepresentative democracy
form of government the US has - 18monarchygovernment run by a king or queen
- 19Articles of confederationAmerica's first constitution
Failed because the federal government was weak - 20ProvisionA condition or requirement in a legal document
- 21legislateto make laws
- 22Federal GovernmentNational government ( over entire country)
- 23FederalismNational and state governments share power
- 24FederalistsSupporters of the US constitution didn't want a bill of rights
- 25Anti-federalistopponents of the US Constitution
Wanted a bill of rights - 26Magna CartaDocument from 1215
Est. the precedent of trial by jury - 27English bill of rightsOne basis for American Bill of rights
Established precedent against cruel and unusual punishment - 28Virginia Declaration of RightsProtected rights
The precedent for the bill of rights - 29precedenta way of doing things based on the way people did them in the past
- 30Infringementviolation of a right or law
- 31Quartering Act of 1765made colonists provide lodging for British soldiers
- 32Massachusetts government actLimited colonists right to assemble
- 33Due processthe government taking all the right steps before fining or imprisoning someone
- 34RatifyAccept or adopt
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