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Civics Unit 1 Junko

TermDefinition
Citizen legal member of a country
Good Citizen citizen who knows basics of how government works and is involved in democratic process
Enlightened Citizen citizen who knows why government works the way it does and knows why they are voting for who they have chosen
State of Nature place where there is no government
Social Contract When people in the state of nature came together to create a government
Dictator A person who rules with complete and absolute power.
Autocracy Rule by one
Democracy A government in which the people either rule directly or through elected representatives.
Direct Democracy Government where all the people meet together to make laws and take action
Representative Democracy Government where the people elect representatives to carry on the work of government for them
Republic another word for representative democracy
Natural Rights rights possessed by all human beings
Articles of Confederation first plan of government of the United States
Virginia Plan plan for Constitution that gave more power to large states
New Jersey Plan plan for Constitution that gave more power to small states
Federalists supporters of ratification of Constitution
Anti-federalists those who did not support the ratification of the Constitution
3/5 Compromise Compromise decision that allowed slaves to be counted as 3/5 of a person for purposes of calculating representation
Federalist Papers set of essays written in support of the Constitution and its ratification
Great Compromise decision to create a two house Congress
Founding Fathers those who orginally structured our government and explained the ideas it is based upon
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