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Foundations Vocab
Standard 1.1-1.2 vocabulary terms
Question | Answer |
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civic participation | participating in your community to develop it with the help of your knowledge, skills and values, to make a difference in your society |
polis | citizenship and body of citizens |
justice | a system of establishing what is legal and illegal by fair rules |
individual worth | a sense of one's own value as a human being |
due process of law | a system of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle in the Fifth Amendment that a person cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without appropriate legal procedures and protections |
limited government | a government that has been limited in power by a constitution, or written agreement |
natural rights | the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments; life, liberty, and property |
religious liberty | the right of all Americans to exercise their religion freely, without being coerced to join an established church or to satisfy a religious test as a qualification for public office. |
tyranny | cruel and abusive government rule |
republicanism | rule by representation |