1.1 Vocab

checks and balances

• a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches

• the structure of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with their own distinct powers and responsibilities

• an implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government

• laws passed by government to protect natural rights

Enlightenment

• a period in European history when many educated people stressed the importance of learning and reasoning; education was considered the key to understanding and solving society’s problems

• laws passed by government to protect natural rights

• a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches

• the structure of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with their own distinct powers and responsibilities

Natural law

• laws passed by government to protect natural rights

• an implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of governed and the government

• a persons ability to be free and independent

• a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution ,that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches

natural rights

• the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments

• an implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government

• the structure of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with their own distinct powers and responsibilities

• laws passed by government to protect natural rights

separation of powers

• the structure of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with their own distinct powers and responsibilities

• a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches

• an implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government

• the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments

social contract

• an implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government

• a period in European history when many educated people stressed the importance of learning and reasoning; education was considered the key to understanding and solving society’s problems

• a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches

• the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments

individual liberty

• a person’s ability to be free and independent

• the structure of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with their own distinct powers and responsibilities

• a period in European history when many educated people stressed the importance of learning and reasoning; education was considered the key to understanding and solving society’s problems

• an implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government

Founding Fathers

• representatives from each of the 13 colonies who participated in writing the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution

• the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments

• a period in European history when many educated people stressed the importance of learning and reasoning; education was considered the key to understanding and solving society’s problems

• the structure of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with their own distinct powers and responsibilities