Unit 2 Flashcards
(19 cards)
Heritage
Traditions passed gen to gen
Legislature
A group of people chosen to make laws
Charter
A document that gives permissions to create a government
Tyranny
Abuse of power
Limited Government
The principle that means government’s power isn’t absolute
Secular
Separation between religion and government
Representative Government
People elect delegates to make laws and conduct government
Direct Democracy
Government where laws are made directly by citizens
Republic
Government where representatives are voted to make laws
Natural Rights
Rights citizens are born with that cannot be taken away from them
Separation of Power
Montesquieu’s proposal dividing governmental power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Famous Philosophers
John Locke - Natural Rights
Montesquieu
Compact
A written agreement to make and obey laws for the welfare of the group
Ratification
Formal approval of a law
Indentured Servitude
Turned into slavery by 1660s because of growing labor demand, lack of European servants, and economic pressures on Colonial Plantations
Institutionalization of Racial Slavery
Creation of Racial Slavery:
Considered property, not people
Impacts on Colonial society: Social hierarchy changed
Economic structure changed
Culture shifted in colonial America
Long-Term Consequences of Slavery
Creation of a race-based society
Impact on legal system
Clash of Views between English & Colonists
English: Believed Parliament equally represented all citizens, including colonists
Colonist: No colonists were in Parliament – felt unrepresented
Colonists couldn’t vote
England didn’t allow Colonists to trade with countries other than England
