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s.s final vocab

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John Locke 17th century english philosopher. phislosophy on the natural rights were on of the founding ideas in deve. our gov.
State of Nature situation where no gov. exist
Consent when a person agrees to be governed
Social COntract giving up some per. freedoms for protection/services
Civics study of the rights and duties of citizens
Dictatorship gov. controlled by on eperson or a small group of people.
Direct Democracy form of democracy in which the people vote firsthand.
Republic any representative gov. headed by a pres. or similar leader
Legal Alien immigrants who enter the states legally
Illegal Alien immigrants who illegally enter the states
Naturalization A legal process to obtain citizenship
Deported when a person is shipped back to the country they originally came from
Parliament British legislature
Glorious Revolution Monarch lost its power and parliament gained power
English Constitution Document containing mainly common law
Common Law A system of law based on precedent and customs
Precedent A ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case
House of Burgesses 22 men, 1st representative assembly/leg. in English colonies
Mayflower Compact Written plan of gov. for the colony
Mercantilism Theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys
Boycott
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