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| A system of government in which power resides with the central government |
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| Unalienable (inalienable rights) |
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| Basic rights of the people that may not be taken away |
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| An economic system in which the government owns the primary means of production |
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| An implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government |
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| A concept that those who govern are bound by the laws; no one is above the law. |
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| A system of government in which the people elect representatives to make policies and laws for them |
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| The belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments |
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| A system of government in which the king or queen shares authority with an elected legislature and agrees to be bound by a constitution or a set of laws. Also known as a constitutional monarchy. |
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| The principle that decisions from the courts are fair and impartial and are not subject to undue influence from the other branches of government |
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| A series of essays written to explain and defend the proposed U.S. Constitution |
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| A group of people in the early United States who favored the establishment of a strong national government and who worked for ratification of the U.S. Constitution |
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| A system of government in which political power resides with the people |
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| An agreement made by the people to establish a government and abide by its laws. |
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| An official agreement made by two or more parties |
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| Beliefs or actions that are seen as a benefit to the larger community rather than individual interests. |
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| Legal precedence based on customs and prior legal decisions and is used in civil cases. |
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| A legal member of a state and/or country. |
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| The power to direct the actions of people or to make decisions |
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A group of people in the early United States who opposed ratification of the
U.S. Constitution because they feared a strong national government and a lack of protection for
individual rights. |
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| A series of essays written to counter and defeat the proposed U.S. Constitution. |
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| The absence of any form of government |
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| a form of democracy in which the people vote on all issues themselves |
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| the principle that a ruler or a government is not all-powerful |
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| a group of people that makes laws |
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| an agreement among people in a society with their government; the people give up some of their rights in exchange for the government protecting everyone's rights |
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| one who opposes official or commonly held views |
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| a system for making choices about ways to use scarce resources to make and distribute goods and services to fulfill people's needs and wants |
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| the quality or state of being free |
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| an official, formal public announcement |
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| to refuse to purchase certain goods and services |
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| an act of importing or exporting secretly, in violation of the law and especially without paying duty on goods |
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| a representative to a meeting |
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