Book1 Flashcards
To teach (43 cards)
Mayflower Conpact
The first governing document of Plymouth Colony
Act of 1642
required that parents and master see to it that their children knew the principles of religion and the capital laws of the commonwealth.
Social Contract
Government by the consent of the Governed
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
1st written constitution in the new world. No church memberment Req. Continued Biblical purposes of liberty and order
Intolerable Acts
A series of punitive laws passed by the British Gov meant to punish the colonists for the boston tea party
Unalienable Right
Right that cannot be given by government because it is not government’s right to give. It’s God’s gift
Confederate Government
Regional gov.s = supreme & national govs = delegated authority
Federal Government
Power is divided among the levels & constitution delegates extent of power
10th amendment
Reserved the right of states
14th Amendment
Citizenship; every citizenship of the US enjoys the rights and privilages of citizenship
15th Amendment
African American voting rights
26th Amendment
Lowered the voting age to 18
Townships
Political subdivision of a country
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Application for statehood
Direct / Pure Democracy
People directly affect govt. policy and action; Rare geographic and population limitations
Federalism
System in which governmental power
Unicameral
A legislature made up of only one house
Anarchy
Lack of government
Who is Martin Luther
Rediscovered the biblical truth that sparked the Protestant Reformation
Johnathan Edwards
Preacher that is given credit for helping to start the Great Awakening
George Whitefield
The English preacher who made seven evangelistic tours of America
John Witherspoon
Preacher who signed the dec. of independence
Dartmouth U
College for Indians
Yale U
Conservative alternative to Harvard
