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Founding of the Nation Flashcards

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Declaration Of Independence

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Letter telling England we were starting our own country.

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Enlightenment

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age of reason when people starting using science

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Natural Rights

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life,liberty,property

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Social Contract

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Created to protect natural rights, if not make a new govt

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Sovereignty

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the right to rule

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Popular Sovereignty

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the right to rule that 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 protect the Northwest territory

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Territory

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a piece of land thats ruled the govt but not the states

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Northwest Territory

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

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Bill of Rights

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list of protections from the govt

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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 govt can and cannot do

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Democracy

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govt run by the people; majority rule

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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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govt run by a king or queen

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Articles of Confederation

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America’s first constitution; failed because of poor federal govt

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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 govt (ruler of country)

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Federalism

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national and state govts share power

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Federalists

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supporters of U.S. constitution; did not want bill of rights

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Anti-Federalists

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opponents of the u.s. constitution; wanted bill of rights

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Magna Carta

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document from 1215; established precedent of trial by jury

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English Bill of Rights

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one basis for american bill of rights; established precedent against cruel and unusual punishment

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Virginia Declaration of Rights

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protected rights; precedent for the U.S. Bill of Rights

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Precedent

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a way of doing things based on ways that people did them in the past

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Infringement

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violation of right or law

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Quartering Act of 1765

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made colonists provide lodging for British soldiers

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Massachusetts Government Act

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limited colonists the right to assemble

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Due Process

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the government doing/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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