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10 Cards in this Set
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natural rights
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rights that human beings automatically get --- life, liberty, purusit of happiness
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consent of the governed
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the idea that the government derives its authority by sanction of the people
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limited govern
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certain restrictions should be placed on gov. to protect the natural rights of citizens
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article of confederation
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fist constitution of the US
established a national legislature, the continental congress, most authority with states |
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Shay's Rebellion
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series of attacks on courthouses by a small band of farmers led by Captain Daniel Shays to block foreclosure proceedings
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factions
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interest groups arising from the unequal distribution of prperty or wealth that James Madison attacked in Federalist Paper No. 10
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New Jersey Plan
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called for equal representation of each state in congress regardless of population
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Virginia Plan
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called for representation in congress based on state population
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connecticut compromise
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established two houses of congress--
House of Reps- based on pop. Senate- two for each state |
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writ of habeas corpus
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a court order requring jailers to explain to a judge why they are holding a prisoner in custody.
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