1988 Issue 1 - The Religious Roots of the U.S. Constitution - Counsel of Chalcedon
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Constitution Constitution VocabularyVocabulary
Vocab related to the Vocab related to the roots of our roots of our
government…government…
Absolute monarchAbsolute monarch
A ruler with complete A ruler with complete authority over the authority over the government and peoplegovernment and people
Related term: Related term: monarchy – gov’t ruled monarchy – gov’t ruled by king/queenby king/queen
divine rightdivine right
The belief The belief that a ruler’s that a ruler’s authority authority come directly come directly from God from God
Natural rightsNatural rights
Rights that belong to Rights that belong to every human from birthevery human from birth
evidentevident
Obvious, clear, easy to Obvious, clear, easy to understandunderstand
direct democracydirect democracy
System of gov’t in which System of gov’t in which ordinary citizens have the ordinary citizens have the power to governpower to govern
republicrepublic
System of gov’t in which the System of gov’t in which the people choose representatives people choose representatives to govern themto govern them
Root = publica (of the people) Root = publica (of the people)
representative governmentrepresentative government
Political system in which Political system in which voters elect others to make voters elect others to make lawslaws
Who represents you?? Who represents you??
enlightenedenlightenedTo be freed To be freed
from the from the superstitions superstitions and ignorance and ignorance of the Middle of the Middle Ages and Ages and embrace reason embrace reason and experienceand experience
town meetingtown meeting Meeting in Meeting in
colonial New colonial New England during England during which settlers which settlers discussed and discussed and voted on issuesvoted on issues
grievancegrievance
A formal complaintA formal complaint
Vocab related to our Vocab related to our constitution…constitution…
constitutionconstitutionA document which sets A document which sets
out the law and out the law and principles of governmentprinciples of government
Adjective: constitutionalAdjective: constitutional
preamblepreamble An introduction An introduction
to an official to an official documentdocument
ratifyratify
To approveTo approve
CompromiseCompromiseAn agreement in which each An agreement in which each
side gives up part of what it side gives up part of what it wants to end a disagreement wants to end a disagreement
ExecutiveExecutive In government, In government,
the person the person who sees that who sees that laws are laws are carried out carried out (president)(president)
legislature legislature
The part of a The part of a government government that makes that makes lawslaws
Separation of powersSeparation of powers
The principle by which The principle by which the powers of the gov’t the powers of the gov’t are divided among are divided among separate branches to separate branches to prevent corruption and prevent corruption and tyrannytyranny
Vocab related to the Vocab related to the roots of our Bill of roots of our Bill of
Rights…Rights…
bill of rightsbill of rights
A written list of freedoms A written list of freedoms that a gov’t promises to that a gov’t promises to protectprotect
Related term – bill (piece of Related term – bill (piece of paper upon which some paper upon which some thing important is written!)thing important is written!)
amendmentamendment
A revision or addition to a bill, a A revision or addition to a bill, a law, or a constitutionlaw, or a constitution
Habeas corpusHabeas corpus
The right not The right not to be held in to be held in prison prison without first without first being being charged with charged with a specific a specific crimecrime
juryjury
Panel of Panel of citizens who citizens who have the have the power to power to make make judgments in judgments in a triala trial
Freedom of the pressFreedom of the press
The right of newspapers The right of newspapers and other public media to and other public media to publish articles that they publish articles that they believe to be accuratebelieve to be accurate
libellibel
The publishing of The publishing of statements that damage a statements that damage a person’s reputationperson’s reputation
Adjective form: libelous
violateviolate To break a rule To break a rule
or lawor law
AllianceAlliance an agreement between countries an agreement between countries
to support each otherto support each other