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Rights/Freedom

Powers or privileges granted to people either by an agreement among themselves or by law

Ratification

Formal approval, final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty

Declaration of Independence

Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free state.

Consistent

Steady; regular

Taxation

The action of the taxing authorities levying a tax.

Structure

The arrangement of parts in an organism

Principle

The method of formation, operation, or procedure exhibited in a given instance.

Self-Government

The right of people to rule themselves independently

Natural Rights

The rights of all people to dignity and worth; also called human rights.

Encourage

To inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind.

Operate

To put in action and supervise the working of.

Balance of Power

distribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong

Revolt

organized opposition to authority

Foundation

the basis from which an idea or situation develops

Supremacy Clause

the clause that states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that national laws are supreme over state laws, found in Article VI

Framework

the shape or structure of something

Influenced

to have an effect on

Compare

A type of thinking. To examine the similarities and/or differences.

Social Contract

A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.

Articles of Confederation

A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War.

Salutary Neglect

An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies

Mercantilism

An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought

Preamble

An introduction to a speech or piece of writing

Revolution

An overthrow and replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.

Executive Branch

Branch of government that enforces the laws

Legislative Branch

Branch of government that passes laws

Popular Sovereignty

A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.

Judicial Branch

A branch of the system of checks and balances that interprets Congressional laws

Amendment

A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law

Magna Carta

A charter of liberty and political rights obtained from King John of England by his rebellious barons at Runnymede in 1215.

Great Compromise

A compromise that proposed two houses of Congress; one where a state's population would determine representation and another where all states were represented equally

Constitution

A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society

Direct Democracy

A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

Monarchy

A government ruled by a king or queen

Colony

A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.

Government

A group of people who keep law and order and make laws.

Bicameral

A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses

Delegate

A person appointed or elected to represent others

Limited Government

A principle of constitutional government; a government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution.

Federalism

A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

Democracy

A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives

Represent

A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.

Representative Democracy

A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.

Checks & Balances

A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power

Federalists

A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures.

Authority

Arguments that draw on recognized experts or persons with highly relevant experience.

Parliament

Body of representatives that makes laws for a nation

Legislative

Makes laws

Rule of Law

a concept that those who govern are bound by the laws; no one is above the law

Challenge

a demanding or stimulating situation

Short Comings

a fault in somebody's character, a plan, a system, ect.

Compromise

a settlement of differences in which each side gives up something

Separation of Power

an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.

Expresses

independent clause