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Founding of the Nation Flashcards

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age of reason;time when people started using observation and science

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Enlightenment

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Document declaring America’s independence from England

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Declaration of Independence

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Life,liberty,property;enlightenment idea

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Natural Rights

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If the government fails, we can start a new one; enlightenment idea

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Social Contract

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the right to rule

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Sovereignty

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the right to rule comes from the people; democracy

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Popular Sovereignty

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a reason for a complaint

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Greivance

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document established to govern the northwest territory; established precedents for the constitution

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Northwest Ordinance

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land controlled by the US, but isn’t a state

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Territory

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land the Us acquired after the revolution

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Northwest territory

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list of protections from the government;1st 10 amendments

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Bill of Rights

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change to a document

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Amendment

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ended slavery

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13th amendment

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rules for the government

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Constitution

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government run by people; based on majority

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Democracy

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democracy where elected officials make choices on behalf of the people

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Republic

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representative democracy; form of government US has

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Republicanism

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government run by a king or queen

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Monarchy

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America’s first constitution

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Articles of Confederation

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condition/requirement in a legal document

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Provision

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to make laws

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Legislate

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national government

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Federal Government

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national and state government share power

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Federalism

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supporters of the constitution

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Federalists

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oppose the constitution

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Anti-federalists

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established trial by jury

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Magna Carta

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Established precedent for cruel and unusual punishment

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English Bill of Rights

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protected rights; precedent for the bill of rights

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Virginia Declaration of Rights

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a way of doing things based on the way people did it in the past

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Precedent

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violation of right or law

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Infringement

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made colonists provide lodging for british soldiers

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Quartering act of 1765

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limited colonists right to assemble

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Massachusetts Government Act

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

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Due Process

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Accept or adopt

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Ratify

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