The Origins of the American Government Part One by Maddie Garland

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  1. 4. A way of running the country where power is in the hands of the people.
  2. 5. related to the judicial branch of government — the branch that interprets laws, settles disputes, and makes sure laws follow the Constitution
  3. 8. the power to decide comes from the people themselves, without any help from the government
  4. 10. Participation, having a say in choices that affect the community you live in.
  5. 11. of Independence, A list of grievances and a declaration that the colonies were splitting from Great Britain’s tyrannic monarchy
  6. 13. A period in time were people focused on independence or freedom over tradition and routines.
  7. 14. Law, the basic rights and rules that people are believed to have simply because they are human, not because a government gives them.
  8. 19. Government, A political system where the government does not have unlimited power and cannot control or force people out of their rights.
  9. 20. Bill of Rights, Law passed by Parliament that limited the power of the monarchy and protected the rights of citizens after the monarchy gained power again.
  10. 22. Rights, Rights earned automatically at birth, not able to be taken away or removed by the government
  11. 23. A set of rules and decisions the founders of a country create, then govern based on the ideas they created.
  12. 24. when people treat everyone fairly, equally, and in a way that is morally right, so that no one is favored or treated unfairly.
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  1. 1. Bodies, Official groups of people who are chosen to make and change laws for a large community.
  2. 2. Compact, The first written proof of the planning of the government in America
  3. 3. Soldiers, Part of the Quartering Act, legally being able to force ordinary people to house or supply members of the military without their real consent.
  4. 6. & Balances, a system in government where each branch has some power to stop or limit the other branches from doing something wrong or unfair.
  5. 7. Republic, a government by elected leaders who must follow the rules set in a constitution
  6. 9. a complaint about something you believe is unfair or wrong, especially when you want it to be fixed.
  7. 12. Amendment, the first part of the Bill of Rights, which protects five basic freedoms: religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition, letting people share ideas and ask the government to listen without fear.
  8. 15. Republicanism means a country where the people choose their leaders and the government’s power comes from the citizens, not from a king or queen.
  9. 16. of Law, A decision made that says no one is above the law, not even the political leader.
  10. 17. Locke, An English philosopher and enlightenment thinker whose main ideas for natural rights were life, liberty, and property.
  11. 18. Liberty, the freedom to choose your own religion and practice it safely without the government stopping you.
  12. 21. Carta, A paper that limited the power of the king and protected people’s rights.