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Revolution Terms
Social Studies vocab for A.R.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abolish | To formally put an end to |
| Loyalists | Colonists who opposed American Independence and remained loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution |
| Patriots | Those Americans who supported the war for independence against Great Britain |
| Natural Law | A higher, unchanging set of rules that govern human relations believed by the Founders to have come from "Nature and Nature's God" (from the Declaration of Independence) |
| Diplomacy | The practice of carrying on formal relationships with governments of other countries. |
| Treason | Betrayal of one's country, especially by giving aid to an enemy in wartime or by plotting to overthrow the government. Treason is carefully defined in the Constitution to ensure that the government cannot abuse its powers against dissenters |
| Petition | The legal claim that allows a person to ask his or her government to correct things that she or he thinks are wrong or to do things he or she believes are needed |
| Popular Sovereignty | The natural rights concept that ultimate political authority rests with the people |
| Veto | The right of a branch of government to rejects a bill that has been passed in an effort to delay or prevent its enactment. |
| Veto #2 (Could not fit in original, part of Veto) | Under the U.S. Constitution it is the power of the president to refuse to sign a bill passed by Congress, thereby preventing it from becoming a law. The presidents veto may be overridden by a two-thirds vote of both the Senate and House of Representatives |
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