1.3-Part 1
Which gave British officials the power to combat smuggling by issuing writs of assistance?
Townshend Acts
the idea that it is unfair to tax someone without giving them a voice in government
What is taxation without representation?
a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches
What is checks and balances?
an implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government
What is the social contract?
a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England
What is Common Sense?
This document addressed colonial concerns about English policies
What is the Declaration of Independence?
the English legislature
What is Parliament?
a period in European history when many educated people stressed the importance of learning and reasoning; education was considered the key to understanding and solving society’s problems
What is the Enlightenment?
laws passed by government to protect natural rights
What is natural law?
a government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689
What is the English Bill of Rights?
Why did Parliament eventually repeal the Stamp Act, which taxed goods such as newspapers and playing cards?
The colonists began boycotting British goods.
money charged by a government for specific facilities or services
What is tax?
the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments; life, liberty, and property
What is natural rights?
This Enlightenment thinker believed in checks and balances and separation of powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215
What is the Magna Carta?
These acts were put in place by King George III and Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable acts?
rights guaranteed or belonging to a person
What are individual rights?
an agreement made by the people to establish a government and abide by its laws
What is consent of the governed?
This Enlightenment thinker believed we were born with natural rights.
Who is John Locke?
an agreement between individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists; written by a group of English Puritans in Massachusetts in 1620.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Colonist were forced to house British soldiers because of this act
What is the Quartering Act?
governing body responsible for making laws
What is a legislature?
the structure of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with their own distinct powers and responsibilities
What is separation of powers?
This person was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
a government that has been limited in power by a constitution, or written agreement
What is limited government?