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| the principal that government is based on clear and fairly enforced laws and that no one is above the law. |
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| a political system in which the powers exercised by the government are restricted, usually by a written constitution. |
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| the rights and liberties that can be claimed by individuals by virtue of being human. such rights are also sometimes referred to as natural rights or human rights |
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| the belief that governments should operate according to an agreed set of principles, which are usually spelled out in a written constitution. |
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| the belief that there exists, beyond the framework of human laws, a universal set of moral principles that can be applied to any culture or system of justice |
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| a willingness to serve one's country |
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| rights that all people have by virtue of being human. these rights include life, liberty, and to the ownership of property produced or gained through one's own labors. |
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| rule of law. watergate. no one above law |
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| english philosopher, developed social contract. people were too selfish to rule themselves and needed a strong ruler |
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| english political theorist. lay the foundations for democracy. believed people formed governments to protect their rights not to save them from themselves |
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| pro-ratification, favored the creation of a strong federal government that shared power with the states. |
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| preferred loose association of the sates established under the articles of confederation. |
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| anti-federalist, supported bill of rights |
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| framer, virginia plan, kept records of the constituion |
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| declaration of independence/articles |
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| delegate at first and second continental congress |
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| father of the bill of rights, virginia delegate constitutional convention , articles of confed, and |
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| groups of armed citizens to defend their rights |
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| one-house legislature in which all states had equal representation |
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