Unit 2 Vocabulary

In the United States, all ​ (a)   are protected by the Constitution.

• citizens
• social contract
• parliament
• rule of law

Free public education in the United States is for the ​ (a)   of our society.

• common good
• consent
• natural rights
• limited government

Before colonists lived in the United States, ​ (a)   peoples inhabited the land.

• natural rights
• Enlightenment
• rule of law
• indigenous

The ​ (a)   was a period of time in which people began using logical thinking to make decisions.

• Enlightenment
• State of Nature
• parliament
• citizen

A few examples of ​ (a)   are life, liberty, education, and safety.

• natural rights
• parliament
• consent
• social contract

Before the law went into effect, it had to pass through ​ (a)   .

• parliament
• State of Nature
• consent
• citizen

Former President Donald Trump was on trial for committing a crime because in the United States we observe ​ (a)   where each citizen must follow the same rules, regardless of who they are.

• rule of law
• Enlightenment
• limited government
• sovereign

A ​ (a)   between the people is very important for a strong, functioning government

• social contract
• State of Nature
• common good
• natural rights

The ​ (a)   is an imaginary, theoretical place. It is most similar to anarchy.

• State of Nature
• citizen
• consent
• parliament

Having a ​ (a)   ensures that the government cannot control everything that citizens do.

• common good
• consent
• parliament
• limited government