Citizenship
Enlightenment
Systems of Gov
Important Docs
Independence
100
A legal process to obtain citizenship
Naturalization
100
A movement during the 18th century that emphasized the use of reason and led to the development of many new and important ideas about government power and human rights
The Enlightenment
100
A system of government where power is shared between a central government and states
Federal
100
The first written plan of self-government of an American colony
Mayflower Compact
100
The writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
200
The principle that someone born in U.S. territory is a natural born U.S. Citizen
Law of Soil
200
Philosopher who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property
John Locke
200
a system of government where power lies with the legislative body and the leader of the country is part of the legislature
Parliamentary
200
After the battle at Lexington and Concord, Thomas Paine was inspired to write a 47 page pamphlet called
Common Sense
200
This Enlightenment thinker influenced the Declaration of Independence
John Locke
300
The principle that if someone is born to a parent with U.S. Citizenship, then they are a natural born U.S. Citizen.
Law of Blood
300
Philosopher that believed government should have separation of powers
Baron de Montesquieu
300
A system of government where power is located with the independent states and there is little power in the central government
Confederal
300
(or the "Great Charter") a document signed in 1215 by King John of England that required the king to honor basic rights of citizens
The Magna Carta
300
The part of the Declaration of Independence that details the complaints the colonists had against the king
List of Grievances
400
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that defines citizenship, grants citizenship to former slaves, and defines voters as males at least 21 years of age
14th Amendment
400
Locke wrote that everyone had the right to life, liberty, & property. He called these
Natural Rights
400
A system of government where almost all power is located with the central government
Unitary
400
An English document that limited the powers of the monarch and expanded rights to noblemen
English Bill of Rights
400
According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?
All men are created equal
500
The final step in the Naturalization Process
Pledging an oath of allegiance
500
A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules
Social Contract
500
This country is an example of the federal system, where the federal government and the states share power
The United States
500
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" influenced colonists to write the
Declaration of Independence
500
To whom does "He" refer in this passage? 
King George III