Vocabulary Terms

Natural rights

People are born with rights that can’t be taken away

Social contract

Government needs to uphold citizen demands

Rule of law

those who govern are also under the law

Due process

cannot lose your rights or life during trial, have fair treatment

Limited government

Government has limited power by a constitution.

Rights

set of things that people believe they should be free to do

magna carta (1215)

limited power of the king and protected rights of the noble

mayflower compact (1620)

created self government

common sense (by thomas paine)

explains why we should be free from the king in ways that early settlers could understand

abolish

destroy

assent

obey

consent of the governed

Government needs the people’s permission

deprive

keeping from

derive

get from

despotism

desperation

endow

given

institute

form or create

oppression

treat unfairly

self-evident

obvious

tyranny/tyrant

unfair treatment and who is doing it

unalienable rights

rights that can’t be taken away or given

usurpation

abuse of power

anti-federalists + papers

People and papers that were not in favor of the constitution

federalists + papers

People and papers that were in favor of the constitution

union

the country

justice

establishing illegal and legal

domestic

at home

tranquility

peace/safety

welfare

state of being comfortable

Article 1 explains…

Legislative branch

Article 2 explains…

executive branch

Article 3 explains…

judicial branch

seperation of powers

sets up three branches

checks and balances

Each branch can limit the power of other branches

due process

the right to a fair and just trial

individual rights

guaranteed to a single person