WHAT IS GOVERNMENT
an institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce law affecting the people under its control
what is government
english philosopher, without a state or government, people would live in a state of nature, nasty, brutish, and short
who is thomas hobbes
the 2 events that led to the colonies leaving Great Britain
what are the French/Indian war & King George 3
was known for his writing skills and was asked to form a draft
who is thomas jefferson
who is john dickinson
its government makes & enforces its own laws without approval from any other authority
what is sovereignty
his ideas shaped the development of democratic governments, including the United States
who is john locke
imposed the stamp act of 1765 as the first direct tax on the colonists
who is king george the 3
was the first to sign the document
who is john hancock
this means approved
what is ratified
a sizeable group of people who believe themselves united by common bonds of race, language, custom, or religion
what is a nation
government in which the people rule
what is a democracy
formed the first committee in Boston
describes the source of basic rights Americans enjoy as the laws of nature and natures God
what is the preamble
included no national court system, no president or king
what is unicameral
the term state came from this Greek philosopher
who is aristotle
comes from the latin word: respublica
what is a republic
an agreement prohibiting trade
what is an embargo
these paragraphs were designed to justify the break with Great Britain
what are the specific complaints and grievances
tax on imported goods
what is a tariff
the theory our government was built off of
what is social contract theory
the concept that the governments power was no absolute
what is limited government
what is a boycott
states the need for separation from Great Britain
what is determination
this group of men closed the Massachusetts state's supreme court and advanced on a federal arsenal in Springfield
what is Shay's rebellion