Founding Of The Nation Vocab Flashcards
Enlightenment
- Age of reason
- Time when people started using observation and science to determine how things work
Declaration Of Independence
-America’s letter telling England that we were going to start our own country
Natural Rights
- Life, Liberty, Property
- Enlightenment ideas
Social Contract
- Governments are created to protect natural rights, if they don’t, people can start a new government
- Enlightenment Ideas
Sovereignty
-The right to rule
Popular Sovereignty
- The right to rule comes from the people
- Synonym, democracy
Grievance
-A reason to complain
Northwest Ordinance
- Document created to govern the Northwest Territory
- Established several precedents for the US Constitution
Territory
-A piece of land that the US controls but is not a state
Northwest Territory
- Big piece of land that the US gained 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
- First ten amendments of the constitution
Amendment
- A change to a written document
- 27 amendments in the US Constitution
13th Amendment
-ended slavery
Constitution
-A list of what the government can and cannot 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 US has
Monarchy
-Government run by king or queen
Articles 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
Federalism
-Nation and state governments share power
Federalists
- Supporters of US constitution
- Didn’t want Bill Of Rights
Anti-federalists
- Opponents of the constitution
- Wanted the Bill Of Rights
Magna Carta
- Document of 1215
- Established the precedent of trial by jury
English Bill Of Rights
- One basis for American Bill of Rights
- Established precedent against cruel and unusual punishment
Virginia Declaration Of Rights
- protected rights
- precedent of the US Bill Of Rights
Precedent
-A way of doing things based on the way people did them in the past
Infringement
-Violation of a law or right
Quartering Act Of 1765
-Made colonists provide lodging for British soldiers
Massachusetts Government Act
-Limited colonists right to assemble
Due Process
-The government taking all the right steps before fining or imprisoning someone
Ratify
-Accept or adopt
Eminent Domain
- 5th amendment and Northwest Ordinance make it so you must be compensated for it.
- Right to take your property for the government
Habeas Corpus
-Government can’t hold you without a cause
