founding of the nation Flashcards
Enlightment
age of reason
time when people started using observation and science to determine how things work.
Declaration Of Independents
America’s letter telling England that we were going to start our own country
Natural Rights
life,liberty,property
enlightment idea
social contract
governments are created to protect natural rights, if they don’t, people can start a new government.
enlightment idea.
sovereighty
the right to rule.
popular sovereighty
the right to rule comes from the people.
synonym– democracy.
grievance
a reason for a complaint.
northwest ordinance
document created to govern the northwest territory.
established several precedents for the US constitution.
territory
a piece of land that is controlled by the U.S. but that is not a state.
northwest territory
big piece of land that the US acquired after the revolution.
what is now Ohio,Indiana,Illinois,Wisconsin, and Michigan.
bill of rights
list of protections from the government written into the US constitution.
1st 10 amendments to the US constitution.
amendment
a change to a written document.
there are 27 amendments to the U.S. constitution.
13th amendment
ended slavery.
constitution
a list of what the government can and can not do.
democracy
government run by the people.
based on majority rule.
republic
democracy where elected officials make decisions on behalf of the people.
republicanism
representative democracy.
form of government the U.S has.
monarchy
government run by a king or queen.
artical’s of confederation
america;s first constitution.
failed because federal government was too weak.
provision
a condition or requirement in a legal document.
legislate
to make laws.
federal government
national government (over entire country).
federalism
national and state governments share power.
federalists
supporters of the U.S. constitution.
didn’t want a bill of rights.
