Vocabulary
rights that you can't be taken away
unalienable rights
countries that agree to act together; countries that are friends
allies
Preamble, Articles, Amendments
he believed that a group of people make an agreement to form a community and that community makes an agreement with the ruler - obey the ruler; in return, the ruler protects
social contract
When the cops request a warrant, it must show this
probable cause
the British version of our Congress
Parliament
loyalty
allegiance
where you will find the details in how the Presidency works
Article II
Under the Magna Carta, the king would not imprison or take away property of his subjects (people) without this...
trial by jury
the person accused of a crime
defendant
abuse of power
tyranny
supreme power
sovereign
power is divided up between the national and state governments
federalism
the first self-governing document on our land
Mayflower Compact
counsel; attorney
lawyer
to send a formal written request to an official or government body
petition
all future generations; those who will live after us
posterity
Example: Congress passes a bill to the President and the President vetoes it
checks and balances
He wrote COMMON SENSE which encouraged the colonists to declare their independence during the American Revolution.
Thomas Paine
In Gideon vs. Wainwright, this was guaranteed even at the state level
a lawyer if you can't afford one
an organization of separate states that loosely cooperate together
confederation
the stated way of saying the citizens of the United States
We the People
the President negotiates a treaty with North Korea - it is official only when...
approval of the Senate
three branches of government
In re Gault