WHMS Civics Flashcards

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Rule of Law

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The principle that all people in a society, including those who govern, are bound by its laws. No one is above the law, or able to avoid the consequences of breaking the law.

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Due Process

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Everyone is entitled to fair treatment by the legal system.

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Limited Government

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Government is not all-powerful but has only those powers given to it by the people.

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Separation of Powers

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Government powers are divided among equal branches, no one branch is more powerful than the other two.

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Natural Rights

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Freedoms or liberties that people have because they are human. Ex. Life, Liberty, and Property.

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Liberty

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Personal freedom that people have by nature, because they are human, or by law because they are citizens of a state that protects their freedoms.

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Stamp Act

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Required American colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they bought and sold.

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Townshend Act

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Imposed taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea bought by American colonists.

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Tea Act

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Required American colonists to buy tea only from the British East India Company.

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Intolerable Acts

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Laws passed by British Parliament to punish American colonists for the Boston Tea Party.