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Unit 1 and 2
ddriskill 8th
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Checks and Balances | Powers given to each branch to monitor the other branches |
| Federalism | Division and sharing of power between state and federal governments |
| Individual Rights | Protected from the government by the Bill of Rights |
| Popular Sovereignty | The People Rule by voting |
| Republicanism | The people get to elect representatives to make laws for them |
| Separation of Power | The government is split into three equal branches |
| 1st Amendment | Freedom of Speech, Press, Religion, Petition, Assembly |
| 2nd Amendment | Right to Bear Arms |
| 3rd Amendment | No quartering of troops in private houses |
| 4th Amendment | No illegal searches and seizures |
| 5th Amendment | Due Process - Double Jeopardy, Imminent Domain, Life, Liberty, and Property, I Plead the 5th, Due Process |
| 6th Amendment | Trial by Jury in Criminal Cases |
| 7th Amendment | Trial by Jury in Civil Cases |
| 8th Amendment | No Cruel or Unusual Punishment or excessive bail or fines |
| 9th Amendment | Rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people |
| 10th Amendment | States' Rights |
| Limited Government | The Constitution limits the government by stating exactly what their powers are and also protects people's rights in the Bill of Rights |
| Appalachian Mountains | Mountains in the Eastern part of the United States that are much older than the Rockies and not as jagged and highly elevated |
| Gulf of Mexico | A body of water that lies along the southern border of the United States and Mexico |
| The Great Lakes | Five freshwater lakes that form a border between Canada and the U.S. |
| Virginia | One of the original 13 colonies in the Southern part of the United States bordering Maryland to the North and North Carolina to the South. |
| Mississippi river | Also known as "Old Man River" and is the major watershed for most of the rivers flowing from the Eastern and Western parts of the U.S. and drains into the Gulf of Mexico through New Orleans. |
| Missouri river | Longest river in the U.S. Flows from the west and drains into the Mississippi. Site of the famous Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804-1806. |
| Erie Canal | Man made river from Lake Erie to the Hudson River all the way across New York. It opened up trade to the west for the first time. |
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