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Mayflower Conpact

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The first governing document of Plymouth Colony

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Act of 1642

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required that parents and master see to it that their children knew the principles of religion and the capital laws of the commonwealth.

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Social Contract

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Government by the consent of the Governed

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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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1st written constitution in the new world. No church memberment Req. Continued Biblical purposes of liberty and order

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Intolerable Acts

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A series of punitive laws passed by the British Gov meant to punish the colonists for the boston tea party

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Unalienable Right

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Right that cannot be given by government because it is not government’s right to give. It’s God’s gift

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Confederate Government

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Regional gov.s = supreme & national govs = delegated authority

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Federal Government

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Power is divided among the levels & constitution delegates extent of power

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10th amendment

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Reserved the right of states

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14th Amendment

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Citizenship; every citizenship of the US enjoys the rights and privilages of citizenship

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15th Amendment

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African American voting rights

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26th Amendment

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Lowered the voting age to 18

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Townships

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Political subdivision of a country

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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Application for statehood

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Direct / Pure Democracy

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People directly affect govt. policy and action; Rare geographic and population limitations

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Federalism

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System in which governmental power

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Unicameral

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A legislature made up of only one house

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Anarchy

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Lack of government

19
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Who is Martin Luther

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Rediscovered the biblical truth that sparked the Protestant Reformation

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Johnathan Edwards

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Preacher that is given credit for helping to start the Great Awakening

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George Whitefield

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The English preacher who made seven evangelistic tours of America

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John Witherspoon

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Preacher who signed the dec. of independence

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Dartmouth U

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College for Indians

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Yale U

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Conservative alternative to Harvard

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Harvard U

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The 1st american college

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William & Mary U

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Improve clergy quality and spiritual life

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What did the Great Awakening not affect

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Immigration

28
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What college was founded to educate indians

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Dartmouth

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What was the 1st American College

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Harvard

30
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What impact did the Reformation have on the founding of america

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The pilgrims came to have religious freedom

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When did the pilgrims arrive in America

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1620

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Who was an English preacher who made 7 Evangelistic tours of America

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George Whitefield

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What college was founded in 1701 as an alternative to the increasingly worldly Harvard

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Yale

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What preacher is given credit for helping to start the Great Awakening?

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Johnathan Edwards

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What man rediscovered the biblical truth that sparked the Protestant Reformation

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Martin Luther

36
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What group of persecuted believers settled at Plymouth Bay?

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The Pilgrims

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What was the agreement among the Pilgrims to establish a temporary government

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Mayflower Compact

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The 3 main branches of the Federal Government

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Legislative Executive and Judicial

39
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What people group practiced the first Democracy?

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The greeks

40
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What is the heart of American Government

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The constitution

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What is the overriding characteristic of a direct or pure democracy?

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People directly affect govt. policy and action; Rare geographic and population limitations

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What are some of the services that cities provide for their citizens?

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Police, fire, library etc

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What are the 2 houses of Congress?

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Senate and House of Representatives

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