7th Grade Civics Reporting Category 1 (Florida
Civics Exam Vocabulary Review for Reporting
Category 1)
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government will protect citizens from conflict in the country and make sure
that states do not go to war with each other
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1 checks and balances 2 insure domestic tranquility
3 English Bill of Rights 4 influence
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Terms in this set (114)
, a principle of the federal government, according to
checks and balances the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of
government to limit the power of the other branches
an agreement made by the people to establish a
consent of the governed
government and abide by its laws
a period in European history when many educated
people stressed the importance of learning and
Enlightenment
reasoning; education was considered the key to
understanding and solving society's problems
individual liberty a person's ability to be free and independent
having an effect or impact on the actions, behavior,
influence
opinions, etc., of another or others
natural law laws passed by government to protect natural rights
the belief that individuals are born with basic rights
natural rights that cannot be taken away by governments; life,
liberty, and property
the structure of the federal government, according to
separation of powers the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with
their own distinct powers and responsibilities
an implied agreement among the people of an
social contract organized society that defines the rights, duties, and
limitations of the governed and the government
representatives from each of the 13 colonies who
decided to meet and write a document stating their
Founding Fathers
reasons for separation and independence from
England
compact an official agreement made by two or more parties
a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to
Common Sense convince the American colonists to support
becoming independent from England
Civics Exam Vocabulary Review for Reporting
Category 1)
Save
Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 /7 Study with Learn
government will protect citizens from conflict in the country and make sure
that states do not go to war with each other
Choose an answer
1 checks and balances 2 insure domestic tranquility
3 English Bill of Rights 4 influence
Don't know?
Terms in this set (114)
, a principle of the federal government, according to
checks and balances the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of
government to limit the power of the other branches
an agreement made by the people to establish a
consent of the governed
government and abide by its laws
a period in European history when many educated
people stressed the importance of learning and
Enlightenment
reasoning; education was considered the key to
understanding and solving society's problems
individual liberty a person's ability to be free and independent
having an effect or impact on the actions, behavior,
influence
opinions, etc., of another or others
natural law laws passed by government to protect natural rights
the belief that individuals are born with basic rights
natural rights that cannot be taken away by governments; life,
liberty, and property
the structure of the federal government, according to
separation of powers the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with
their own distinct powers and responsibilities
an implied agreement among the people of an
social contract organized society that defines the rights, duties, and
limitations of the governed and the government
representatives from each of the 13 colonies who
decided to meet and write a document stating their
Founding Fathers
reasons for separation and independence from
England
compact an official agreement made by two or more parties
a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to
Common Sense convince the American colonists to support
becoming independent from England
