* S.S. Midterm!
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- Arthur Ashe
- a humanitarian that did 3 main things; awareness of AIDS, ended inequalities in salary for tennis players, and legal segregation in South Africa->Apertheid
- mayflower compact
- some men decide to write a plan for governing the new colony, which as by direct democracy and using majority agreement at public town meetings to make laws
- humanitarian
- a person who is devoted to the promotion of human welfare and making social reforms
- inalienable rights
- rights you are born with and can't be taken away
- Natural/Inalienable Rights
- freedom guaranteed by the gov; right to life, education, and pursuit of happyness and liberty
- loyalty
- allegiance, means devotion, affection, and attachment
- anarchy
- complete disorder and confusion that result from the absence of government
- monarchy
- rule is hereditary, power for life, one ruler, may have absolute power and limited power
- direct democracy
- every citizen voted for the laws they followed
- the unwritten constitution
- it consists of all formal laws, legal customs, and traditions-some written some not
- limited government
- no absolute power, listens to people, and limits overall authority
- intolerable acts
- boston port bill, the massachusetts gov act, the administration of justice act, and the quartering act
- republic
- citizens elect reps to make the rules and laws for them
- stamp act
- taxed documents
- jury
- a group of citizens called upon to decide the guilt or innocence of a person accused of a crime
- declaration of independence
- this document stands for what America's position was to it's own people, to Britain, and the world
- common law
- the tradition of laws created from a history of court cases that developed over the centuries in england
- Colombia
- South America; guerrillas, kidnapped children; violated child rights
- Kosovo
- located in Eastern Europe; ethic conflict and forced people to leave their homes; violated child rights
- dictatorship
- ruler may use secret police, relies education and propaganda to maintain control, absolute power, ignores laws, charismatic leader, and uses forces
- Angola
- located in South West Africa; terror campaigns; violated child rights
- house of burgesses
- a group that met to discuss and debate issues, make laws, and pass taxes
- volunteering
- helping to make society better
- native citizen
- citizen who is born in that country
- naturalized citizen
- citizen born elsewhere; at least 18 yrs., been here for 5 yrs., willing to swear loyalty to the US, of good moral character, read write and speak english, know about US gov and history
- magna carta
- in 1215, king john signed the magna carta, which stated that the king would respect certain basic rights. sucha as trial by jury and due process
- legislature
- when reps meet in a group to discuss and pass laws
- common sense
- a pamplet that was published, the explained why America had to rebel against British; got people exitedto go to war
- John Locke
- was a writer and an activist that believed that citizens had: right to rebel, no monarchy, natural rights, equal voice, consent of people, reason, religion, govern themselves, and 3 branches of gov.
- due process
- a law that meant that the king couldnt have someone executed or jailed without a proper trial
- UNCRC
- an agreement between countries to obey the same law, to mantain rights of a child
- consent of governed
- people agreeing or giving permission to be ruled
- citizen
- person who: owes allegiance, is entitled to a gov. protection in exchange for that allegiance, and has certain rights and privileges as well as responsibilities that come with citizenship
- diveristy
- varied; salad bowl-dont give up their native culture to be an American and melting pot-people from different countries blend into the American culture
- right
- confirming to the law; rights are given and upheld by the government
- coup
- sudden, violent overthrowto the gov. by a small group
- freedom
- right to be free, right from contraints, and independence
- society
- a community bound together by common interests and standards
- parliament
- the english legislature
- democracy
- elect reps, voice disagreement, say in gov., free people from unneccessary rule, responsible for the people, and equality
- equal rights
- everyone has the same opportunity given by the government
- english bill of rights
- after years of war the english legislature invited william III to become king and agree to a bill of rights
- civics
- social science that deals with the rights and duties of the citizens
- government
- the organization that establishes and executes the policies, including the laws and rules, used by members of a society or community of people
- boston tea party
- in 1773, the sons of liberty decided that they were going to throw the tea into the harbor because they knew they were going to be taxed
- Thomas Paine
- he wrote a pamplet called common sense