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| Rights of the minority | means protecting the rights of small or unpopular groups regardless of what the majority believes |
| Consent of the governed | means that the citizens of a country give their permission to be governed by the country’s government |
| Separation of powers | is dividing power among several branches of government. By dividing up the power |
| Rule of Law | means laws are fair |
| Legitimate Government | a government that gets its power from the consent of the governed |
| Right of revolution | the right of the people to overthrow the government that isn't working and replace it with a government that works |
| Popular sovereignty | the people have the power |
| Natural Rights | Rights people are born with. These are the right to life, liberty, and property |
| Social contract | an agreement between people and their government |
| Revolution | the usually violent attempt by many people to end the rule of one government and start a new one |
| Enlightenment | Pushed people to think for thmeselves instead of just following orders from the church/king |
| Baron de Montesquieu | had the idea for separation of powers/checks and balances |
| John Locke | believed in natural rights (Life, Liberty, Property) thought people should revolt against an unfair government |
| Thomas Hobbes | believed all men were born BAD. Needed a monarchy to keep men in order |
| Jean jacques Rousseau | Believed that the best form of government was democracy. Believed in freedom. |
| Colony | An area a king rules outside of the land where he lives |
| Repeal | To take away a law or rule |
| Delegate | Someone chosen to represent a group of people or a state (basically a representative) |
| Tyranny | The abuse of power by a king or other ruler |
| Magna Carta | Limited the power of the kingo for the first time in histor |
| Mayflower Compact | Written to create the first form of SELF-government in the U.S. colonies |
| Declaration of Independence | Written to tel the king of England why the colonists were fighting the American Revolution |
| Common Sense | Written to convince the American Colonists to support becoming independent from Great Britain |
| Parliament | The representative govt' of Great Britain |
| Articles of Confederation | Was America's first attempt at a Constitution. Was very weak and therefore failed. |
| Constitution | The second and final attempt at a governing document for the U.S. |
| The Great Compromise | The compromise made between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans. each state gets 2 votes in the Senate and votes based on population in the House of Reps. |
| Federalism | The division of power between the federal and state governments |
| James Madison | The Father of the Constitution |
| Elastic Clause | This allows Congress to make any laws necessary and proper to carry out its powers |
| Preamble | Introduces the Constitution and explains what it is meant to do |
