founding of the nation Flashcards
Enlightenment
age of reason;time when people started using reason
Declaration of independance
Americas letter telling england
natural rights
life,liberty,property
social contract
governments are created to protect natural rights; if they don’t , people can start a new government
sovereignty
the right to rule
popular sovereignty
right to rule comes from the people
Grievance
a reason for complaint
Northwest ordinance
document created to govern the northwest
territory
a piece of land controlled by the u.s ; but that is not a state
northwest territory
a big piece of land that the u.s acquired after the revolution
Bill of Rights
List of protections from the government written into the u.s constitution
amendment
a change to a written document
13th amendment
ended slavery
constitution
a list of what the government can and cannot do
democracy
government run by the people
Republic
democracy where elected officials make decisions on behalf of the people
Republicanism
Representative democracy
monarchy
government run by 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 (over entire country)
federalism
national & state governments share power
federalists
supporters of u.s constitution
