THE CONSTITUTION
The first 3 words of the constitution
What is "we the people?"
A period of intellectual revolution in Europe (1685-1815) that emphasized reason, individual rights, and challenging traditional authority
What is the Enlightenment period
The President can do this to stop a bill from becoming a law
What is a veto?
Introduced concept of "social contract" between people and government
Believed all people have fundamental rights: life, liberty, and property
Who is John Locke?
A set of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, created to protect individual rights and limit government power
What are the bill of rights?
Key Motto of Enlightenment
What is "Question everything and think for yourself"?
This Branch Makes the Laws
What is the Legislative Branch?
Proposed dividing government into three branches
Who is Montesquieu?
NO UNREASONABLE SEARCH OR SEIZURES
What is the Fourth Amendment?
Influenced the First Amendment
Who is Voltaire?