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AP GOV 1.1-1.3 vocab

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Thomas Hobbes   show
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Thomas Hobbes beliefs   show
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show A British philosopher that made Natural Rights. Believed that all humans were equipped with natural rights to life,liberty, and property and that presidents who failed to protect these rights may be removed by the people.  
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau   show
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show A French philosopher who introduced the idea of separation of powers in the government-executive,legislature, and judiciary  
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show Rights that people have under Natural Laws. Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness are the Natural Rights listed on the Declaration of Independence  
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show the idea that the government is authorized by citizens  
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Republicanism   show
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Limited government   show
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Representative republic   show
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John Adams   show
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Thomas Jefferson   show
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show Founding father of the USA, helped the US free themselves from Britain and helped with the making of the DOI  
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show Document that declared the American colonies independence from Great Britain  
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James Madison   show
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show First U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and also helped ratify the Constitution by writing the Federalists Papers. Also made the idea of a National bank  
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George Washington   show
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U.S. Constitution   show
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show a model of democracy in which a small number of people, usually those who are wealthy and well-educated, influence political decision making.  
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Interest Group   show
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Participatory Democracy   show
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show a model of democracy in where there's not a single group that has control over politics and organized groups compete o influence on political decision making  
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show a government in which the people entrust elected officials to represent their concerns  
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Anti-Federalists   show
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show a political party in the late 18th century that heavily believed in & supported a strong central government, taxes, forming an army, and the ratification of the 1787 Constitution  
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Initiative   show
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Referendum   show
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Factions   show
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Federalist No.10   show
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Brutus No.1   show
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show unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor  
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show Madison was concerned about the dangers of factions. He wanted a stronger federal government that protected liberty and went against factions.  
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Solution for Federalist NO.10   show
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show Basically take away power from factions with oversaturation  
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Concern of Brutus no.1   show
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Solution for Brutus No.1   show
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