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11 Cards in this Set
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legislature |
Gp of ppl who have power to make laws |
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bill of rights |
Written list of freedoms that govt promises to protect |
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franchise / suffrage |
Right to vote |
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freedom of the press |
Right of journalists to publish true information without fear of punishment |
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apprentice |
Person who learns a trade (skilled job) by working for someone in that trade |
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racism |
Belief that your own race is superior others and that you can mistreat races you consider inferior to your own |
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public school |
School supported by taxes in Massachusetts beginning in 1647 |
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Great Awakening |
Revival of religious fervor in 1730s and 1740s |
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Enlightenment |
Period of scientific and political enquiry (questioning) during 1600-1700s |
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natural rights |
Rights that belong to every human being, according to John Locke and other Enlightenment thinkers like Thomas Jefferson |
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separation of powers |
Baron de Montesquieu's idea that government's power should be limited by giving powers to separate branches. |
