Vocab 1
A political community with a defined geographical area and organized government
Country
A political community with a defined geographical area and organized government.
Country
People have the right to speak freely, and this right should be defended by everyone.
Voltaire
No form of government at all.
Anarchy
The first permanent English settlement in North America.
Jamestown
A detailed, written plan that establishes the rules for government.
Constitution
A Group of people united by common bonds of race, language, customs, and religion.
Nation
People have rights to life, liberty, and property that the government must protect for the common good.
John Locke
A form of government in which the people votes firsthand
Direct Democracy
Why were people coming to the Americas?
Economic Opportunity and Religious Freedom.
Freedoms people have simply because they are human beings, including the rights to life, liberty, and property.
Natural Rights
Another word for country, or a small political unit, such as fifty states of the United States that is a part of a larger country.
State
People agree to be rules because their ruler pledges to protect their rights.
Thomas Hobbes
A government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf.
Representative Democracy
What did the signers of the mayflower compact establish?
A direct democracy in colonial America.
A government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states.
Federal System
The decisions and actions a government takes to solve problems in the community.
Public Policy
The legislative power belongs to the people.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
A form of government in which religious leaders rule the people.
Theocracy
If you could not afford to come to America what could you become?
Indentured servant.
A government in which the most important powers are held by the central or national government.
Unitary System
A loose union of independent and sovereign states that give inky a few powers to a central government.
Confederal System
Separate the parts of government so no one part can become too powerful.
Baron de Montesquieu
A form of government in which a small group of people holds power.
Oligarchy
What were the Puritans in search of?
They were looking for religious freedom