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Lesson 2, Part 1
The American Revolution Part - 1
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Civics
10th Grade
01/23/2013

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                Magna Carta/Great Charter

 

 

 

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Thirteenth-century agreement between the English king and nobles, limiting the power of the monarchy

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British Common Law
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Law not made by a legislature

 

 

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Parliament

 

 

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Another word for a legislature

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British Bill of Rights

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Document that recognized  a number of natural rights

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social contract theory
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philosophical idea that people consent to be part of a state and covered by its laws
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common good
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welfare of society and people as a whole
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Mayflower Compact
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Social contract of the Pilgrims
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
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First written constitution in America, setting up towns in Connecticut
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House of Burgesses
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First legislature in the New World
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town meeting
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New England tradition where citizens vote on local issues by a simple majority of the whole
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Classical republicanism
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political philosophy stressing that political authority lies with the people and the rule of the law
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republic
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form of government that places political authority in the hands of the people, stresses the rule of law, and governs through elected representatives
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civic virtue
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habits of character that lead to a healthy society
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majority rule
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power of the majority to get its way in a democracy but only while honoring the rights of the minority
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civil liberties
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individual rights retained by people
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limited government
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political philosophy that says government should have only restricted powers
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First Continental Congress
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meeting of colonial delegates in 1774 to oppose the Intolerable Acts
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Second Continental Congress
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meeting in 1775 that established a colonial army and declared independence
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Navigation Acts
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Seventeenth-century British laws requiring that American goods be exported in British ships
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