Pre-Columbian Societies, Exploration, and Discovery
landforms that once existed between northeastern Asia and northwestern North America
Beringia
money used to pay for the supplies needed to settle a colony
Capital
an inalienable right, power etc cannot be taken from you
Inalienable
someone who has been elected or chosen to speak, vote, or take decisions for a group
Delegates
love of one’s country
Nationalism
refers to the geographic area from north of Panama to the desert of central Mexico
Mesoamerica
a government based on their religious principles
Theocracy
a fight between small groups of soldiers, ships etc, especially one that happens away from the main part of a battle
Skirmish
a two-house legislature
Bicameral
court cases that establish major precedents in constitutional law
Landmark cases
the process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm and/or the cultivation of a plant for food
Domestication
a document permitting the company to create a colony
Charter
a written request signed by a lot of people, asking someone in authority to do something or change something
Petition
a system in which power is divided between one national and several state governments, also known as division of powers
Federalism
court decisions that create law by interpreting the Constitution
Precedents
food that people or animals need in order to live
Sustenance
farming that produces just enough food for the farmer to live on, but does not produce enough food to sell to other people
Subsistence farming
to do something bad to someone because they have done something bad to you
Retaliate
a small change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this
Amendment
the power of the Court to determine the constitutionality of a law
Judicial Review
the belief that there is more than one god
Polytheistic
an attitude that shows you think you are better than other people
Superiority
to admit or accept that something is true or that a situation exists
Acknowledge
to officially speak or take action for another person or group of people
Represented
one who believes the Constitution means exactly what it says
Constructionist