Unit 2- Foundations of Government

3. the introduction to the constitution that outlines the goals of the United States government under the Constitution.
4. to agree or approve officially.
7. document that outlines the principle of the concept of separation of church and state.
8. form of government in which the people choose their leaders in elections.
10. Carta document drafted in England that guaranteed the political liberties of Englishmen. It limited the power of the king, granted more power to parliament, and made the king subject to the law.
11. of Confederation original constitution of the United States, ratified in 1781, replaced by the Constitution in 1789.
12. Government form of government in which citizens choose others to represent them through elections. These representatives then make decisions for the government.

1. written largely by George Mason and outlined specific civil liberties that the government could not take away. Became the basis for the Bill of Rights. Thomas Jefferson even used parts of it in the Declaration of Independence.
2. rights that are impossible to take away or give up.
5. to change a legal document or law.
6. complaints or a feeling of resentment over something to believed to be wrong or unfair.
9. to express a feeling or idea.