Gopo Test 1 Prichard

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an institution that rules a nation-state

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government

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has the characteristics of territory, people, and government

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nation-state

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condition where there is no government

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state of nature

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putting the common good above your own individual interests

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civic virtue

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English document initiating the concept of limited government

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Magna Carta

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proposed the concept that people had certain natural rights

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John Locke

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rule by the people

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Democracy

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rule by a small group

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Oligarchy

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advocated separation of powers within a government

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Montesquieu

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one of the most important founders responsible for creating the U.S. Constitution adapting classical ideas into a representative Democracy

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James Madison

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rule by a single authority

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Autocracy

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life, liberty, and property

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natural rights

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In order for a government to be this the people have to give their consent to be ruled by it

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legitimate

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an agreement to make a government and give it power to create and enforce laws in return for the security of government

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social contract

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establishing the contract of government or agreeing to one already established

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explicit consent

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A set of rules and laws, customs and traditions that set forth the basic way a government is organized and operated

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Constitution

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The powers of the government are limited by a constitution

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constitutional government

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Concept of U.S. government that divides its power amongst three branches

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Separation of Powers

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Each branch of government has its own powers but can be limited by another branch

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checks and balances

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Document that confirmed that taxes could only be raised with the consent of Parliament and strenghtened the ideas that English subjects enjoyed certain fundamental rights

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Petition of Right

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English document the emerged from the Glorious Revoulution that placed dominant power of goverment with Parliament

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English Bill of Rights

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Legal document issued by the monarch to groups wishing to start a colony

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Charter

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Developed the first colonial law-making assembly that showed representative government beyond the British authority

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Virginia colony

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Established a tradition of self-government in New England, drawn up before landing in Plymouth

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Mayflower Compact

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First colonial constitution, incorporated basic concepts of representative democracy

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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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War that changed British policy of salutary neglect and passed a series of Acts on the colonies

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French and Indian

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First experience of unity against British authority by the colonists in response to a tax on all printed material

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Stamp Act Congress

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Wrote a declaration of rights and grievances and heard opinions of independence from people like Patrick Henry

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First Continental Congress

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All colonies were represented by delegates and appointed a committee for drafting the Declaration of Independence and approves on July 4, 1776

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Second Continental Congress

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Explains the colonists efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement and their resolve to be free

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Final part of the Declaration of Independence

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maintain public order, provide for national defense, and public services

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purpose of government

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first U.S. constitution, did not provide the means for a strong central government

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Articles of Confederation

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a loose organization of states for a specific common goal(s)

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confederation