| A | B |
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| state | political community that occupies a defined territory with an organized government |
| nation | group of people united by a common race, language, custom, traditions, and religion |
| nation-state | country in which the boundaries of both the nation and the state coincide |
| government | institution through which the state maintains orders & provides services |
| social contract | theory that people give the state power to maintain order and the state agrees to protect the people |
| sovereignty | a state has absoulte authority within its boundaries |
| Magna Carta | Great Charter; limited the power of the English king |
| English Bill of Rights | set limits on king's power and provided basic protections for citizens |
| John Locke | believed in the social contract and that all people were born free |
| amendment | change to the Constitution |
| checks and balances | system where each branch has some control over other branches |
| due process of law | gov't must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials |
| federalism | system in which power is divided between the federal and state gov'ts |
| limited government | system in which of the power of the gov't is not absolute |
| preamble | statement in the Const. that states the gov't's goals and purposes |
| ratify | to approve |
| separation of powers | division of powers among the branches of gov't |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| Anti-Federalists | opposed a federal gov't and the Const. |
| Bill of Rights | first 10 amendments to the Const. |
| Federalists | those who supported a federal gov't and the Const. |
| Rousseau | believed all men are equal |
| Thomas Hobbes | believed government should be limited |
| Montesquieu | believed in the separation of powers |
