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Document Vocabulary
Civics
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Inalienable | That cannot be taken away |
| Liberty | The conditions of being free; independence |
| Posterity | Generations of the future |
| Tranquility | Calmness; peacefullness; quiet |
| Usurpations | The siezing or holding of the place of power of another by force or without right |
| Grievances | Real or imagined wrongs; causes for complaint |
| Despotism | Governed by a despot(an absolute ruler) |
| Welfare | The health, prosperity, and happiness |
| Preamble | The opening section of the Constitution |
| Congress | The American legislature |
| Parliament | The British legislature |
| Legislature | A group of people that make laws |
| Federalism | A form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states |
| Confederation | A loose alliance of state governments |
| Charter | A written document granting land and the authority to set up colonial governments |
| Consent | approval |
| Political | Relating to government or being involved in politics |
| Principle | a fundamental law or doctrine |
| Representative | One that represents a person or group in the government |
| Constitution | An established law or custom |
| Governed | The people ruled over |
| Fundamental | essential |