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Civics
Goal 1: Foundation of America
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Economics
10th Grade
06/18/2010
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what is the Magna Carta?
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"Great Charter" written in 1215;introduced the idea of limited gov't.
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what is a common law?
 Definition
English system of law baed on precedent and customs.
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what is enlightment?
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European intellectual movement of the 1600-1700s
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who was John Lock?
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Enlightment philosopher
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what are three natural rights?
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right to life, liberty, and property.
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what is a social contract theory?
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people create governments to protect their rights and can abolish the gov't.
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