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The Roots of Democracy

Horizontales
the rights and liberties that can be claimed by individuals by virtue of being human; also called natural rights or human rights
the belief that governments should operate according to an agreed set of principles, which are usually spelled out in a written constitution
rights that all people have by virtue of being human
defined the rights and duties of English nobles and set limits on the monarch’s power.
a political system in which power is exercised by elected leaders who work in the interests of the people
the idea that decisions approved by more than half of the people in a group or society will be accepted and observed by all of the people
served as a model for all territories that later entered the Union as states.
the belief that governments should operate according to an agreed set of principles, which are usually spelled out in a written constitution
formal approval of an agreement, treaty, or constitution
a universal set of moral principles believed to come from humans’ basic sense of right and wrong that can be applied to any culture or system of justice
the ancient Roman idea that citizens should serve their country
State where The first elected assembly in the colonies occured
Verticales
the principle that the people are the ultimate source of the authority and legitimacy of a government
a political system in which the powers exercised by the government are restricted, usually by a written constitution
a reserve army made up civilians who are trained to fight and can serve full time in an emergency
opponents of ratification of the U.S. Constitution, who favored the loose association of states established under the Articles of Confederation
made up of two houses, as in a bicameral legislature
a body of electors from each state who cast votes to elect the president and vice
a written grant of authority