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FSA un 1 quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| • Fundamental: | Something that is very basic and used during more complex tasks |
| • Constitution: | The supreme law of the land in the United States that establishes the structures for the U.S. government and protects minority rights |
| • Principle: | A general law or assumption |
| • Consent: | To give approval or acceptance to something done by someone else |
| • Representative Government: | A governmental system in which people elect office holders (ex: senators, mayors, presidents) to make laws and speak on their (meaning the people's) behalf. |
| • Limited Government: | The government is not all-powerful and may only do things the people of America have given it (meaning government) the power to do. |
| • Unalienable Rights: | Rights that cannot be taken away (Ex: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness) |
| • Democracy: | A system of government in which the people rule through the government of elected officials |
| • Declaration: | The act of making something officially known |
| • Ratify: | To formally approve and accept a law or a group of laws |
| • Natural Law: | The belief that there exists a universal set of moral principles that can be applied to any culture or system of justice |
| • Rule of Law: | The principle that government is based on clear and fairly enforced laws and that no one is above the law |
| • Individual Rights: | Rights and liberties that can be claimed by individuals by virtue of being human; also known as natural rights or human rights |
| • Social Contract Theory: | The idea that legitimacy of a government stems from an unwritten contract between the ruler and the ruled; a ruler who breaks this contract by abusing people's rights loses legitimacy and may be overthrown |
| • Popular Sovereignty: | The principle that the people are the ultimate source of the authority and legitimacy of a government |
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