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founding of the nation Flashcards

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enlightenment

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age of reason

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declaration of independence

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Americas letter to England saying we were starting our own country

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natural rights

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life,liberty,property

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social contract

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governments are created to protect natural rights, if they don’t people can start a new government

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Sovereighty

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the right to rule

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popular sovereighty

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the right to rule comes from the people

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grievance

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a reason for a complaint

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northwest ordinance

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document created to govern the northwest territorys

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territory

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a piece of land that its controlled by the u.s, but its not a state

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northwest territory

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big piece of land that the U.S acquired after the revolution

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bill of rights

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list of protections from the us government written into the US constitution

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amendment

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a change to a written document

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13th amendment

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ended slavery

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constitution

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a list of what the government can and cant do

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democracy

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government run by the people

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republic

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democracy where elected officials make decisions on the behalf of the people

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republicanism

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representative democracy

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monarchy

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government run by a king or queen

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articles of confederation

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america’s first constitution

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provision

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a condition or requirement in a legal document

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legislate

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to make laws

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federal government

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national government

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federalism

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national and state governments share power

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federalists

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supporters of the U.S constitution

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anti federalists

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opponents of the U.S constitution

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Magna Carta

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document from 1215

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English bill of rights

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one basis for the american bill of rights

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Virginia declaration of rights

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protected rights

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precedent

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a way of doing things based on the way they did them in the past

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infringement

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violation of a right or law

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quartering act of 1765

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made colonists provide housing for the british troops

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Massachusetts government act

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limited colonist right to assemble

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due process

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the government taking all the right steps before fining or imprisoning someone

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ratify

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accept or adopt

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