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An agreement among members of a society to cooperate for social benefits. Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau use this as a means of explaining the obligations of subjects.

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When a government decides to get rid of an ordinance or law, they repeal it. The House GOP is disscussing repealing ObamaCare.

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A collection of laws, mandates, or regulations established through a political process.

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A judicial decision that seves as an authority for deciding a later case

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John Locke, an enlightenment thinker believed that the fundamental natural rights were to life, liberty and property. Individuals are born with a right and duty to preserve their own lives.

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Mercantilism was dominant in modernized parts of Europe from the 16th to the 18th century.

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An assembly of political leaders that have the power to make laws. The United States legislature is the U.S Congress.

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Known for their support of a strong national government, the Federalists emphasized commercial and diplomatic harmony with Britain following the signing of the 1794 Jay Treaty.

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Federalism is the mixed or compound mode of government, combining a general government with regional governments in a single political system.

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European politics, philosophy, science and communications were radically reoriented during the course of the “long 18th century” (1685-1815) as part of a movement referred to by its participants as the Age of Reason, or simply the Enlightenment.

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When Americans vote for a President and Vice President, they are actually voting for presidential electors, known collectively as the electoral college. It is these electors, chosen by the people, who elect the chief executive.

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a written agreement to make and obey laws for the welfare of the group; such as the Mayflower Compact.

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a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.

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"The part of English law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes. Often contrasted with statutory law"
Governments such as Representative Democracy, Democratic Democracy, and Constitutional monarchies follow a common law.

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"The Civic Federation believes that governments have a duty to their citizens to responsibly cut costs and reform programs before seeking increases in revenue or borrowing to pay for current expenses" (www.civicfed.org/issues/local-government-budgets).

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When a group of people withdraw themselves from the use of commercial products or an organization in protest. When rosa parks was kicked off the bus for refusing to give up her seat, the community boycotted riding the bus.

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Political elites like James Winthrop opposed the ratification of the constitution. "They believed that the greatest threat to the future of the United States lay in the government's potential to become corrupt and seize more power until its tyrannical rule completely dominated the people" (www.ushistory.org/us/16b.asp).