| A | B |
|---|
| POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY | people have final authority in government |
| CHECKS AND BALANCES | prevents each branch of government from having too much authority |
| SEPARATION OF POWERS | divides powers of government into 3 branches |
| REPUBLICANISM | people elect representatives |
| MONROE DOCTRINE | warned europe to stop colobnization in the Americas |
| INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS | protected by the Bill of Rights |
| FEDERALISM | powers shared by state and national governments |
| BILL OF RIGHTS | first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution |
| MAYFLOWER COMPACT | 41 men in Plymouth established Self-Government |
| MAGNA CARTA - 1215 | trial by jury |
| DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | grievances were adressed in U.S. Constitution |
| ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION | America's first constitution- limited powers |
| U.S. CONSITUTION | replaced the Articles of Confederation in 1787 |
| HOUSE OF BURGESSES | representative |
| WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS | avoid political parties and permanent alliances |
| COMMON SENSE | tried to convince colonists to support independence |
| MANIFEST DESTINY | American's had the right to expand west to the Pacific |
| LOUISIANA PURCHASE | doubled the size of U.S. |
| NULLIFICATION CRISIS | South Carolina threatens to secede over tariffs |
| NORTHWEST ORDINANCE of 1787 | territories = states |
