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33 Cards in this Set
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john locke
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natural rights
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natural rights |
right to overthrow government if rights are not protected
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Montesquieu
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separation of powers: 3 branches of government
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rosseau
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people are the source of governments power
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new England town meetings
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if you owned property and belonged to a church= voting rights
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Virginia house of burgesses
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first representative body in America (2 officials)
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salutary neglect
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Britain allowed the colonies to develop without regulation |
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mercantilism
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colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country
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t pain common sense
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1.independence from England 2. democratic republic |
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declaration of independence
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all men are created equal
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shays rebellion
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farmers being taxed rebelled bc angry
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articles of confed
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power is given to state gov didn't want another gov like Britain |
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the great comprimise
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house of reps and senate |
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3/5 compromise |
3/5 slaves would be counted in the population of state
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commerce compromise
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granted congress the power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce and levy tariffs
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election of president
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commander and chief of military limited term to 4 years veto acts of congress |
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popular sovereignty
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people have power
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limited government
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constitution limits actions of gov
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checks & balances
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each branch can check on other branches to prevent too much power
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separation of powers
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division of power between 3 branches
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federalism
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division of power between state and federal |
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delegated powers
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powers of fed gov |
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reserved powers
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powers of state gov |
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concurrent powers
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powers shared by fed gov |
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flexibility
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elastic clause,judicial review,amendments meet needs of nation |
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Supremacy |
National gov overrides state law |
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Federalism |
Division of power between fed/state gov |
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Federalism |
Division of power between fed/state gov |
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Preamble |
Fairness Start new Freedom |
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Federalist |
Strong national gov |
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Federalist |
Strong national gov |
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Anti federalist |
Independent |
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3 categories of bill of rights |
Basic freedoms Rights of the accused States rights |
