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flash history u 1
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- 1enlightenmentage of reason
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 rightlife liberty property
enlightenment idea - 4social contractgovernments are created to protect natural right 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 - 9Territoryan piece of land that is controlled by theU.S,not that is not a state
- 10Northwest Territorybig piece of land that the US acquired after the revolution
what is now Ohio,Indiana,Lllinois,Wisconsin,&Michigan - 11Bill of RightList 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 Amendment to the U.S.Constitution - 1313thAmendmentended Slavery
- 14Constitutiona list of what the government can and cannot do
- 15democracygovernment run by the people
based on majority rule - 16Republicdemocracy where elected officials make
decisions on behalf of the people - 17Republicanismrepresentative democracy
form of government the U.S. has - 18Monarchygovernment run by a king or queen
- 19articles of confederationAmerica's first constitution
Failed because federal government was too weak - 20provisiona condition or requirement in a legal document
- 21LegislateTo make laws
- 22federal governmentnational government(over entire country)
- 23federalismnational &state government share power
- 24federalistssupporters of the U.S Constitution
didn't want a bill of rights - 25anti-federalistsopponents of the U.S. Constitution
wanted a bill of rights - 26Magna CartaDocument from 1215
Established 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 rightsprotect rights
precedent for the US bill of rights - 29precedenta way of doing thing 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
- 35hebeas corpudgovt. can't hold without a cause
- 36endoment domaingovernt can take ur land put have to pay u
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