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a person who owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to all its rights and protections

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citizen

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a person who enters another country in order to settle there

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immigrant

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a feeling of love and devotion to one’s country

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patriotism

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the responsibility of every citizen to serve on a jury when called

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jury duty

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the willingness to work for the good of the nation or community even at great sacrifice

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civic virtue

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related to lawsuits involving the private rights of individuals

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civil

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a system of transit lines, highways, bridges, and tunnels

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infrastructure

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a government on the county, parish, city, town, village, or district level

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local government

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government by consent of the governed

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popular sovereignty

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a proposed law

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bill

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to reject, as when the President rejects a law passed by Congress

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veto

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to bring charges of serious wrongdoing against a public official

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impeach

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to approve

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ratify

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a supporter of a strong federal government

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federalist

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an opponent of a strong federal government

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antifederalist

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to change

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amend

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a system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them

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republic

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a British document signed in 1215 that contained two basic ideas: monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights

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manga carat

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a principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches

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separation of powers

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the gathering of state representatives on May 25, 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation

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constitutional convention

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the plan at the Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with three branches and a two-chamber legislature

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Virginia plan

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the plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by smaller states, that called for three branches of government with a single-chamber legislature

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New Jersey plan

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a plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states

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great compromise

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a document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of a government

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constitution

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the first American constitution, passed in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states

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articles of confederation

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a 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes

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Shay’s rebellion

American History (7th) (4 decks)

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