Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
7 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
James Madison,Thomas Jefferson and other leadthe groundbreak for the United States
|
Founding fathers
|
|
|
A government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representative
|
Republic
|
|
|
A government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority
|
Dictatorship
|
|
|
A 1215 British document that had two ideas: monarchs themselves have to obey the laws and citizens have basic rights
|
Magna Carta
|
|
|
A 1689 document taht guaranted the right of English citizens
|
English Bill of Rights
|
|
|
Idea that no person could be held in prison without first being charged with a specifice crime
|
Habeas corpus
|
|
|
Designed to keep any person or group from gaining too much power
|
Separation of Powers
|
