founding of the nation

Question 1

Enlightment

Answer 1

age of reason

time when people started using observation and science to determine how things work.

Question 2

Declaration Of Independents

Answer 2

America’s letter telling England that we were going to start our own country

Question 3

Natural Rights

Answer 3

life,liberty,property

enlightment idea

Question 4

social contract

Answer 4

governments are created to protect natural rights, if they don’t, people can start a new government.
enlightment idea.

Question 5

sovereighty

Answer 5

the right to rule.

Question 6

popular sovereighty

Answer 6

the right to rule comes from the people.

synonym– democracy.

Question 7

grievance

Answer 7

a reason for a complaint.

Question 8

northwest ordinance

Answer 8

document created to govern the northwest territory.

established several precedents for the US constitution.

Question 9

territory

Answer 9

a piece of land that is controlled by the U.S. but that is not a state.

Question 10

northwest territory

Answer 10

big piece of land that the US acquired after the revolution.

what is now Ohio,Indiana,Illinois,Wisconsin, and Michigan.

Question 11

bill of rights

Answer 11

list of protections from the government written into the US constitution.
1st 10 amendments to the US constitution.

Question 12

amendment

Answer 12

a change to a written document.

there are 27 amendments to the U.S. constitution.

Question 13

13th amendment

Answer 13

ended slavery.

Question 14

constitution

Answer 14

a list of what the government can and can not do.

Question 15

democracy

Answer 15

government run by the people.

based on majority rule.

Question 16

republic

Answer 16

democracy where elected officials make decisions on behalf of the people.

Question 17

republicanism

Answer 17

representative democracy.

form of government the U.S has.

Question 18

monarchy

Answer 18

government run by a king or queen.

Question 19

artical’s of confederation

Answer 19

america;s first constitution.

failed because federal government was too weak.

Question 20

provision

Answer 20

a condition or requirement in a legal document.

Question 21

legislate

Answer 21

to make laws.

Question 22

federal government

Answer 22

national government (over entire country).

Question 23

federalism

Answer 23

national and state governments share power.

Question 24

federalists

Answer 24

supporters of the U.S. constitution.

didn’t want a bill of rights.

Question 25

anti-federalists

Answer 25

opponents of the U.S. constitution.

wanted a bill of rights.

Question 26

magna carta

Answer 26

document from 1215.

established the precedent of trial by jury.

Question 27

english bill of rights

Answer 27

one basis for american bill of rights.

established precedent against cruel an unusual punishment.

Question 28

virginia declaration of rights

Answer 28

protected rights.

precedent for the US bill of rights.

Question 29

precedent

Answer 29

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

Question 30

infringement

Answer 30

violation of a right or law.

Question 31

quartering act of 1765

Answer 31

made colonists provide lodging for british soldiers.

Question 32

massachusetts government act

Answer 32

limited colonists right to assemble.

Question 33

due process

Answer 33

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

Question 34

ratify

Answer 34

accept or adopt.