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15 Cards in this Set
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Declaration of Independence |
adopted |
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Articles of Confederation |
under a charter |
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U.S. Constitution |
a document that is governed |
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Bill of Rights |
the first ten amendments to the Constitution |
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Civil rights |
are personal, natural rights guaranteed by the constitution |
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Legal rights |
are the benefits to which a person is justly entitled by law |
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Legal duties |
are obligations or standards of conduct toward other persons that are enforceable by law |
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Due process of law |
requires fundamental fairness in compliance with reasonable and just laws |
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system checks and balances |
gives specific authority to each of the three basic branches of government |
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Impeachment cases |
involve trying a government official for misconduct in office |
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political party |
is a private organization of citizens who select and promote candidates for election to public office |
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amendment |
meaning change or alteration |
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democracy |
every adult citizen may vote on all issues |
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republic |
a representative democracy |
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Sovereignty |
freedom from external control |
