founding of the nation Flashcards
enlightenment
age of reason
declaration of independence
Americas letter to England saying we were starting our own country
natural rights
life,liberty,property
social contract
governments are created to protect natural rights, if they don’t people can start a new government
Sovereighty
the right to rule
popular sovereighty
the right to rule comes from the people
grievance
a reason for a complaint
northwest ordinance
document created to govern the northwest territorys
territory
a piece of land that its controlled by the u.s, but its not a state
northwest territory
big piece of land that the U.S acquired after the revolution
bill of rights
list of protections from the us government written into the US constitution
amendment
a change to a written document
13th amendment
ended slavery
constitution
a list of what the government can and cant do
democracy
government run by the people
republic
democracy where elected officials make decisions on the behalf of the people
republicanism
representative democracy
monarchy
government run by a king or queen
articles of confederation
america’s first constitution
provision
a condition or requirement in a legal document
legislate
to make laws
federal government
national government
federalism
national and state governments share power
federalists
supporters of the U.S constitution
