Vocab 1

5. government is not all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given it do
8. a system of government where the people rule.
9. a preliminary or preparatory statement; on introduction
10. Statute for Religious Freedom. The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was drafted in 1777 by Thomas Jefferson in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and introduced into the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond in 1779. On January 16, 1786, the Assembly enacted the statute into the state's law.
11. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
13. Something that is written about a primary source.
14. a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized

1. government. a system of government where the people elect public office holders to make laws and conduct government on the people's behalf.
2. An object made by a human being, typically a primary source.
3. the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
4. The people are the source of all and any government power
6. fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.
7. the government and those who govern are bound by the law, as are those who are governed.
12. Something that where made during the actual event like, diaries, artifacts, and recordings.