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FP & Documents
Term | Definition |
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Limited Government | The government is not all-powerful; people give the power |
Rule of Law | The government and those who govern are bound by the law |
Consent of the Governed | People are the source of any and all governmental power. (agree to governance) |
Democracy | The people rule |
Representative Government: | People elect officials who make laws and govern on their behalf |
Charter | permission from the King. |
Declaration | formal statement or announcement (as in Declaration of Independence |
Independence | freedom; liberty |
Preamble | introduction to a document |
Amendment | written change to a document |
Justice | fair courts and laws |
Domestic tranquility | peace in the homeland (in the US) |
Common defense | military; national defense (against foreign enemies) |
General welfare | well-being of a citizenry |
Liberty | freedom |