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25 Cards in this Set
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anarchy
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the condition of having no government and no laws
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monarchy
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rule by a single, usually hereditary and unelected leader
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oligarchy
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rule by a few
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democracy
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rule by the people
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direct democracy
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people directly control the government
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representative democracy
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people control the government through elected officials
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pluralism
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a social group composed of many different ethnic, racial, and religious groups
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social contract
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an unwritten agreement whereby individuals move from a state of nature to establish a government to secure liberty for themselves; the way John Locke referred to a civil society
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rule of law
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the law, not a king, a religious group, nor a political party, controls the nation
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five core elements
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liberty, equality, majority rule, compromise, and personal freedom
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liberty
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having the freedom to make your own choices
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equality
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every person is guaranteed equal legal protection but not the same opportunities for personal success
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majority rule
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the people use free elections to guide government
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compromise
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keeping the desires of all people balanced so that unity is achieved
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American Revolution
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the war between the British and the American colonies
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Continental Congress
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a body of colonial leaders who created America's first governing document: The Articles of Confederation
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John Dickinson
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a Pennsylvania lawyer appointed by the Continental Congress to draw up plans for a new government
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unicameral
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single-chambered
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Shay's Rebellion
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a rebellion of Massachusetts farmers fed up with economic hardships that was led by Daniel Shays
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1781
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the Articles of Confederation passed and created a loose confederation of states organized around a weak central government
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exigencies of the union
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problems of the Articles of Confederation
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Constitutional Convention
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delegates from every state were invited to assemble for the purpose of amending the Articles of Confederation
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boycott
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refusal to participate
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New Jersey Plan
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called for equal representation of states in a unicameral legislature
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Virginia Plan
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called for a stronger central government divided into three branches; a state's population would determine the number of representatives it had in Congress
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