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Social Studies
12th Grade
01/29/2014

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Civic Values
Definition
incorporating government values into our own
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Enlightenment
Definition
a movement of the 18th century that stressed the belief that science and logic give people more knowledge and understanding than tradition and religion
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Democracy
Definition
A form of government in which leaders are elected by voting, people are as free as possible, and majority rule within minority rights
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Direct Democracy
Definition
people decide the policy directly
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Indirect Democracy
Definition
is a variety of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people
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Citizen
Definition
a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.
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Subject
Definition
a person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.
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Republic
Definition
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
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Human Rights
Definition
a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person
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Freedom
Definition
the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.
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Rule of Law
Definition
the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws
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Political Parties
Definition
an organization to gain political power
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Oligarchy
Definition
a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
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Monarchy
Definition
a form of government with a monarch at the head
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Declaration of Independence
Definition
the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress
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Constitution
Definition
a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
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U.S. Constitution
Definition
the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
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Bill of Rights
Definition
a statement of the rights of a class of people, in particular.
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Civil War Amendments
Definition
The Thirteenth Amendment ended slavery in the United States. The Fourteenth Amendment allowed Blacks to have the same rights as Whites. The Fifteenth Amendment allowed Blacks to vote.
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