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basic rights of the people that may not be taken away
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1 checks and balances 2 English Bill of Rights
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Terms in this set (113)
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
, 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
a government document that expanded the powers of
the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the
English Bill of Rights people, as well as further limited the rights of the king;
written by the members of the English Parliament in
1689
the idea that people have the right to fair and
reasonable laws, and that government leaders and
due process
officials have to follow rules when enforcing laws and
treat all people in the same way
a government that has been limited in power by a
limited government
constitution, or written agreement
a system of government in which the king or queen
shares authority with an elected legislature and
limited monarchy
agrees to be bound by a constitution or a set of laws,
also known as a constitutional monarchy
a government document that limited the power of the
Magna Carta king of England and protected the rights of the
nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215
an agreement between individuals that created a