A person receives American citizenship by virtue of being born in the United States. Citizenship also goes to those born to at least one United States citizen.
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This pamphlet convinced many American colonists to support breaking away from Great Britain.
Common Sense
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Which enlightenment thinker believed that a strong government is needed to keep order.
Hobbes
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The will of the majority in America as expressed through elections is fundamental to the American system.
Majority Rules
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Which thinker introduced the idea of separation of powers for effective government?
Baron de Montesquieu
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According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?
life, liberty, and property
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This state drafted the first constitution in the American colonies.
Connecticut
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The Constitution of the United States protects the rights of the few from oppression.
Minority Rights
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What document from 1215 stated no one was above the law?
Magna Carta
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Why did the Pilgrims write the Mayflower Compact?
to establish an orderly community
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English Pilgrims traveling to Massachusetts to settle wrote this in 1620.
Mayflower Compact
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The Petition of Rights in 1628 advocated for...
No quartering, fair trial, no taxation without representation, and no martial law
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An introduction explaining why the Declaration of Independence was written.
