founding of us Flashcards

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Enligtenment

A

age of reason
• time when people started using
observation & science to determine how
things work

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Declaration of

Independence

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America’s letter telling England that we

were going to start our own country

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Natural Rights

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• life, liberty, pro• governments are created to protect natural
rights, if they don’t, people can start a new

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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 ide

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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 comes from the people

• synonym–democracy

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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 govern the
Northwest Territory
• established several precedents for the US
Constitution

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Territory

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• an piece of land that is controlled by the

U.S., but that is not a state

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Northwest Territory

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• big piece of land that the US acquired after
the revolution
• what is now Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Wisconsin, & Michigan

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Bill of Rights

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• List of protections from the government
written into the US Constitution
• 1st 10 amendments to the US Constitution

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Amendment

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a change to a written document
• there are 27 Amendments to the U.S.
Constitution

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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 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 U.S. has

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Monarchy

A

government run by a king or queen

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Articles of

Confederation

A

America’s first constitution
• Failed because federal government was too
weak

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Provision

A

a condition or requirement in a legal

document

21
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Legislate

A

To make laws

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Federal Government

A

national government (over entire country

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Federalism

A

national & state governments share power

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Federalists

A

supporters of the U.S. Constitution

• didn’t want a bill of rights

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Anti-federalists

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opponents of the U.S. Constitution

• wanted a bill of rights

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Magna Carta

A

Document from 1215

• Established the precedent of trial by jury

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English Bill of Rights

A

One basis for American Bill of Rights
• Established precedent against cruel and
unusual punishment

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Virginia Declaration of

Rights

A

protected rights

• precedent for the US BILL OF RIGHTS

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Precedent

A

a way of doing things based on the way

people did them in the past

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Infringement

A

violation of a right or law

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Quartering Act of 1765

A

made colonists provide lodging for British

soldiers

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Massachusetts

Government Act

A

limited colonists right to assemble

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Due Process

A

the government taking all the right steps

before fining or imprisoning someone

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Ratify

A

• accept or adopt