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Foundings of the nations Flashcards

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enlightment

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people started using science to find how things wor

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Declaration of Independece

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Americas letter telling England were starting our own country

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Natural rights

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life, Liberty property

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social contract

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governments are created to protect natural rights

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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

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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 a northwest territory

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territory

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a piece of land controlled by the US but not a state

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Northwest territory

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big piece of land US acquried after the revolution

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bill of rights

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list of rights for the US

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amendment

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a change to a written document

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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 cant do

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democracy

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government run by the people

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republic

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democracy where elected officials make decisions on behalf the people

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republicanism

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represenative democracy

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monarcy

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run by a king or queen

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articals of confederation

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americas first constitution

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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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make laws

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federal government

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national government

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federalism

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national and state governments share power

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federalist

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support US constitution

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anti-federalist

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dont support US constitution

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magna carta

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document from 1215

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english bill of rights

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one basis for bill of rights

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precedent

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a way of doing things the way they did it in the past

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infringement

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violation of rights or laws

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quartering act of 1765

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provide housing for solders

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massachusetts government act

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limited colonist right to assemble

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due process

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government takes all the right steps before finning

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ratify

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accept or adopt

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