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American Gov Vocab Flashcards

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John Locke

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was a famous philosophers in the 17th century

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Legitimate

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Its allowing or permitting something

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Natural Rights

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were ever u were born those rights are applied to you

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State of nature

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its the jobs that keep the world in order

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Consent

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to give permission; to allow

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The supreme law of the land

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land, laws, and treaties

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Concurrent powers

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its a shared power with federal and constituent political

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Reserved powers

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has to do only what the says constitution

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Enumerated/ Expressed powers

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only the federal its allowed to use

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Wolves of Yellowstone

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they were endangered species

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South Dakota vs. Dole

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settling the drinking age

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Popular Sovereignty

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whether they would enter the Union as free or slave states

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Judicial Review

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the process of a dissection

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Limited Government

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limited control over its citizens and economy.

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Checks and Balances

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ensuring that the political power is not concentrated

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Separation of Powers

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allowing just a certain amount of power for each branch

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Federalism

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its a general government

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Natural Rights

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freedom and liberty

19
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Declaration of Independence and what it means

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the freedom of the separation of 13 North American British colonies

20
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Articles of Confederation

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a document that sated the functions of the USA

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Shay’s Rebellion

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the ending of the collecting taxes

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Revolutionary War

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American War of Independence

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Congress/ Legislative Branch

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representative of the people

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President/Executive Branch

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the face of the sate

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Courts/Judicial Branch

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makes laws

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