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Salutary Neglect The non-enforcement of the Navigation Acts, which ended after the French and Indian War.
Treaty of Paris 1763 Ended the Revolutionary War, granted American independence and land west to the Mississippi River.
John Locke Believed in Social Contract and people had NATURAL RIGHTS which were to be protected
Thomas Paine He wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense", which advocated the colonists declare independence
Common Sense (the document) helped convince the colonies to declare independence and blamed King George III for the colonial problems.
Enlightenment The renewed interest in science and reason
Consent of the Government That the Government derives its powers from the consent of the governed. The people agree to follow laws and be governed by a social contract in exchange for protection, rights etc.
Natural Rights Each person is born with Natural Rights of Life, Liberty, and Property.
Social Contract Governments were created by people for protection, people can overthrow it
Ordered Liberty The concept of ordered liberty was the initial standard for determining what provisions of the Bill of Rights were to be upheld by the states through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Separation of Church and State Separation of church and state is the idea that government should remain neutral toward all religions and not officially recognize or favor any one religion
Separation of Powers an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies. "constitutional arrangements based on separation of powers
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