SMT Term review

              Written in 1215 to limit King John's Power and demand equal treatment under the law

• Mayflower Compact

• Common Sense

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

The first government of the United States after the Revolution

• Common Sense

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

The pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to argue the colonists should rebel against the King

• Common Sense

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

The document written in 1620 by the pilgrims to establish the first self government in the colonies.

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

• Common Sense

• Magna Carta

This Document explained to the world the grievances the colonists had with King George

• Common Sense

• The Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Constitution

The principle that a ruler is not all powerful

• limited government

• duty

• social contract

• separation of power

Freedoms people possess related to life, liberty and property

• consent of the governed

• checks and balances

• natural rights

• Parliament

Oppressive or unjust ruler

• duty

• Thomas Jefferson

• self govern

• tyranny

if the government fails to protect the people's rights, then the citizens have the right to revolt

• quartering

• consent of the governed

• separation of powers

• self governed

a system in which the citizens have control over the government

• Parliament

• self government

• social contract

• limited government