Definitions
The idea that a government's power comes from the permission of the people it rules.
Consent of the Governed
The shortest article in the Constitution.
Premable, or Article VII
The date that the U.S. published the Declaration of Independence.
July 4, 1776
Common Sense
What gives a Monarch the right to rule.
Freedom to make decisions about your life, as long as you don't harm others.
Liberty
The three branches of the U.S. government per the Constitution.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Another word for complaint that is referenced throughout the Declaration of Independence.
Grievance
The supporters and opponents of Thomas Paine.
Patriots and Loyalists
Life, Health, Liberty, and Property
A state in which the supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.
Republic
Established the House of Representatives.
The Great Compromise
The philosopher who Thomas Jefferson primarily based the Declaration of Independence on.
John Locke
The author of Plain Truth.
James Chalmers
An implicit or explicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits.
Social Contract
A self governing state.
Sovereignty
America's first governing document.
The Articles of Confederation
The main reason why the document was written.
To declare their desire for separation from Great Britain.
The big question that Enlightenment thinkers sought to answer.
What gives the government a right to rule?
Believes that society is naturally good, but society corrupts them.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Government power come from the people.
Popular Sovereignty
The topic or main subject of Article IV.
States Rights
The name of the King who ruled over the Colonies.
King George III
The 3 main reasons Thomas Paine shares for separation from Great Britain.
1. Commerce
2. Lack of protection
3. Distance
The Two Treatises of Government