something a person should do

a legal member of a state and/or country

a system by which men ages 18 through 25 register with the U.S. government for military service

the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his or her biological mother

the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the territory within which he or she was born

the process by which an immigrant becomes a citizen

What is a requirement, something a person or government has to do?

telling the government what you think by writing or signing a document is called...

Paying taxes is an example of a(n)

Selective service is an example of a(n)

Obeying laws is an example of a(n)

Jury duty is an example of a(n)

Voting is an example of a(n)

Which type of service project would help promote the common good?

a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England

a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215

a government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689

an agreement between individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists; written by a group of English Puritans in Massachusetts in 1620

popular or representative system where the people create and run their own government

All people must follow the laws, and the laws should be enforced fairly.

What did the colonists support because of the influence of Common Sense?

a pamphlet puslished by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England

a government that abuses its power

an agreement made by the people to establish a government and obey its laws

a principle of the federal government that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches

John Locke had the idea of _______, which stated that individuals are born with basic rights that can't be taken away by government.

What is it called when three branches of government have their own distinct powers?

An agreement among the people and the government is called a

What were John Locke's 3 natural rights?

Thomas Jefferson used John Locke's natural rights in which famous U.S. document?

How did King George III and Parliament decide to deal with their debt problems after the French and Indian War?

When American colonists spoke out against the Stamp Act and asked King George III to get rid of the law, which right where they exercising?

Which act required American colonists to house and feed British soldiers?

Which forms of colonial protest to British acts hurt Britain's economy most?

How did Britain respond to the Boston Tea Party?

What did this image come to symbolize in the 1770s?

Which phrase represented American colonists' opposistion to British taxes because they did not elect members of Parliament?

What is basic rights of the people that may not be taken away?

If the government doesn't uphold its end of the social contract, how should citizens respond?

Following the _______, England taxed the colonies to pay its debt and limited westward expansion with the Proclamation of 1763. Both of these actions angered the colonists.

To refuse to buy or take part in

A complaint

What was one immediate effect of the passage of The Stamp Act?

What is the Boston massacre?

"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..."

What is this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence referring to?

Which term refers to a government that abuses its power?

Which act taxed printed materials such as newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards?