Founding of the Nation Flashcards
age of reason;time when people started using observation and science
Enlightenment
Document declaring America’s independence from England
Declaration of Independence
Life,liberty,property;enlightenment idea
Natural Rights
If the government fails, we can start a new one; enlightenment idea
Social Contract
the right to rule
Sovereignty
the right to rule comes from the people; democracy
Popular Sovereignty
a reason for a complaint
Greivance
document established to govern the northwest territory; established precedents for the constitution
Northwest Ordinance
land controlled by the US, but isn’t a state
Territory
land the Us acquired after the revolution
Northwest territory
list of protections from the government;1st 10 amendments
Bill of Rights
change to a document
Amendment
ended slavery
13th amendment
rules for the government
Constitution
government run by people; based on majority
Democracy
democracy where elected officials make choices on behalf of the people
Republic
representative democracy; form of government US has
Republicanism
government run by a king or queen
Monarchy
America’s first constitution
Articles of Confederation
condition/requirement in a legal document
Provision
to make laws
Legislate
national government
Federal Government
national and state government share power
Federalism
supporters of the constitution
Federalists
oppose the constitution
Anti-federalists
established trial by jury
Magna Carta
Established precedent for cruel and unusual punishment
English Bill of Rights
protected rights; precedent for the bill of rights
Virginia Declaration of Rights
a way of doing things based on the way people did it in the past
Precedent
violation of right or law
Infringement
made colonists provide lodging for british soldiers
Quartering act of 1765
limited colonists right to assemble
Massachusetts Government Act
the government taking all the right steps before fining or imprisoning someone
Due Process
Accept or adopt
Ratify
