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monarchy

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A government ruled by a king or queen

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government

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The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies (leadership that makes laws to be followed and makes sure they are followed by the people)

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origins

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Beginnings

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Independence

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self-reliance and freedom from outside control

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magna carta

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a document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.

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citizens

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People who had the right to participate in government

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representatives

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People who are chosen to speak and act for their fellow citizens in government

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personal property

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possessions such as jewelry, furniture, and cars

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Founding Fathers

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leaders who laid the groundwork for the United States

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George Washington

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1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

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republic

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A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)

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A French man who believed that humans are naturally good and free and can rely on their instincts. He also advocated a democracy because he believed the government should exist to protect common good. Like other Enlightenment thinkers, he was passionately committed to individual freedom, but he attacked rationalism and civilization as destroying, rather than liberating, the individual. He also called for a rigid division of gender roles, believing women should be subordinate in social life. His ideals greatly influenced the early romantic movement, which rebelled against the culture of the Enlightenment in the late eighteenth century. Rousseau was both one of the most influential voices of the Enlightenment and, in his rejection of rationalism and social discourse, a harbinger of reaction against Enlightenment ideas.

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influence

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enables a person to affect the actions of others

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Separation of Powers

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Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law

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founders

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people who helped create the U.S. Constitution

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Benjamin Franklin

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American intellectual, inventor, and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.

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Thomas Jefferson

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Wrote the Declaration of Independence

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Alexander Hamilton

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1789-1795; First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt.

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James Madison

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"Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.

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federalism

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A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

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Enlightment

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movement that began in Europe in the late 1600s as people began examining the natural world, society, and government; also called the age of reason

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John Locke (1632-1704)

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insisted that governments are formed to protect natural rights

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John Adams

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2nd president

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liberty

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freedom of choice

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laws

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society's values and standards that are enforceable (everyone needs to follow the rules or you'll go to jail) in the courts

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constitution

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A written plan of government

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