Unit 1 Chapter 2

What does liberty mean?

• freedom

• cannot escape

• no rules or laws

What does unalienable mean?

• Something that can be taken away easily.
• A term used for something that is temporary.
• Not able to be taken away or denied.

What does consent mean?

• Consent is a legal contract.
• Consent means ignoring someone's wishes.
• Consent means agreement or permission given by an individual.

What is a confederation?

• A confederation is a military alliance of nations.
• A confederation is a type of monarchy.
• A confederation is a group of states joined together by a formal agreement.

What does federal mean?

• Relating to a system of government where power is shared with other levels of government

• Describing a political system where all power is held by a single person.

• Referring to a local government structure without any central authority.

What does compromise mean?

• agreement reached when each side gives up some of what they want to end a disagreement

• A legal contract between two parties.
• A method of negotiation that avoids any agreement.

What happened after the war for independence?

• The start of the Civil War.
• The discovery of gold in California.
• Americans had to create a new form of government

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris.

What was NOT an idea written in the Declaration of Independence?

• people have unalienable rights such as life, liberty and happiness

• all people created equal

• A strong centralized government with absolute power.
• Government depends of the consent of the governed.

What is a limited government?

• State level is given power to do many things while national level is very limited

• Allows for complete freedom without any restrictions.

• A system where the military rules without laws.

• Unlimited powers to control citizens.

What are the Articles of Confederation?

• Plan for a new government and created a Congress

• Established a strong central government.

• Amendments to the Constitution.

• Treaty between the states.