unit1 vocab - Civics book
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Founders | the political leaders of the thirtee original colonies. Key figures in the Establishment of the United States |
| government | The people and institutions with authority to make and enforce laws and manage disputes about laws. |
| indentured servants | laborer who agreed to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America |
| self-sufficient | able to provide there own needs |
| subject | a person who owes allegiance to a government or ruler |
| consent | to approve of something or allow something to take place |
| natural rights | Life, liberty and property |
| purpose of government | to protect those natural rights that the individual cannot effectively protect in a state of nature |
| social contract | an agreement between a people and their government, stating that people would give up some of their freedom and in return, their government would provide them with peace, security, and order |
| state of nature | a condition in which no governments or laws existed at all |
| aristocrats | wealthy upper class |
| civic virtue | both citizens and their leaders were willing to set aside their private interests and personal concerns for the common good |
| common good | the good of a community |
| delegate | a person appointed to act on behalf of others; a representative; to assign or entrust to another |
| direct democracy | a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives. |
| factions | interest groups |
| representitive | a person elected to act or speak for others |
| representitive government | The type of government where we must elect people to make decision for the entire society. |
| republic | A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws. |
| republican government | type of government in which the citizens have the power to govern |
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