Founding Of The Nation Vocab

Question 1

Enlightenment

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• Age of reason

- Time when people started using observation and science to determine how things work

Question 2

Declaration Of Independence

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

Question 3

Natural Rights

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• Life, Liberty, Property

- Enlightenment ideas

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Social Contract

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• Governments are created to protect natural rights, if they don’t, people can start a new government
• Enlightenment Ideas

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Sovereignty

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-The right to rule

Question 6

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 6

• The right to rule comes from the people

- Synonym, democracy

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Grievance

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-A reason to complain

Question 8

Northwest Ordinance

Answer 8

• Document created to govern the Northwest Territory

- Established several precedents for the US Constitution

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Territory

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-A piece of land that the US controls but is not a state

Question 10

Northwest Territory

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• Big piece of land that the US gained after the revolution

- What is now Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan

Question 11

Bill Of Rights

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• List of protections from the government written into the US Constitution
• First ten amendments of the constitution

Question 12

Amendment

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• A change to a written document

- 27 amendments in the US Constitution

Question 13

13th Amendment

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-ended slavery

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Constitution

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-A list of what the government can and cannot do

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Democracy

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• Government run by the people

- Based on majority rule

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Republic

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-Democracy where elected officials make decisions on behalf of the people

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Republicanism

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• Representative democracy

- Form of government the US has

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Monarchy

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-Government run by king or queen

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Articles Of Confederation

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• America’s first constitution

- Failed because federal government was too weak

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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 government

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Federalism

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-Nation and state governments share power

Question 24

Federalists

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• Supporters of US constitution

- Didn’t want Bill Of Rights

Question 25

Anti-federalists

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• Opponents of the constitution

- Wanted the Bill Of Rights

Question 26

Magna Carta

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• Document of 1215

- Established the precedent of trial by jury

Question 27

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 of the US Bill Of Rights

Question 29

Precedent

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-A way of doing things based on the way people did them in the past

Question 30

Infringement

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-Violation of a law or right

Question 31

Quartering Act Of 1765

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-Made colonists provide lodging for British soldiers

Question 32

Massachusetts Government Act

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-Limited colonists right to assemble

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Due Process

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

Question 34

Ratify

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-Accept or adopt

Question 35

Eminent Domain

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• 5th amendment and Northwest Ordinance make it so you must be compensated for it.
• Right to take your property for the government

Question 36

Habeas Corpus

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-Government can’t hold you without a cause