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Vocab Chapter 4 Flashcards

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A person who owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to all its rights and protections

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Citizen

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A person who enters another country in order to settle there

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Immigrant

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A feeling of love and devotion to one’s country

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Patriotism

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The responsibility of every citizen to serve on a jury when called

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Jury Duty

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The willingness to work for the good of the nation or community even at great sacrifice

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Civic Virtue

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Related to lawsuits involving the private rights of individuals

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Civil

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A system of transit lines, highways, bridges, and tunnels

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Infrastructure

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A government on the county, parish, city, town, village, or district level

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Local Government

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Government by consent of the governed

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Popular Sovereignty

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A proposed law

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Bill

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To reject, as when the President rejects a law passed by Congress

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Veto

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To bring charges of serious wrongdoing against a public official

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Impeach

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To approve

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Ratify

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A supporter of a strong federal government

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Federalist

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An opponent of a strong federal government

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Antifederalist

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To change

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Amend

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A system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them

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Republic

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A British document signed in 1215 that contained two basic ideas: monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights

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Magna Carta

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A principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches

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Separation of Powers

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The gathering of state representatives on May 25, 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation

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Constitutional Convention

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The plan at the Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with three branches and a two-chamber legislature

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Virginia Plan

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The plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by smaller states, that called for three branches of government with a single-chamber legislature

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New Jersey Plan

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A plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states

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Great Compromise

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A document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of a government

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Constitution

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The first American constitution, passed in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states

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Articles of Confederation

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A 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes

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Shay’s Rebellion

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