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Eminent Domain
the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation -
Charles carroll
distinguish him from his similarly named relatives, was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Also the only Roman Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence, was also the last surviving signer, dying in Baltimore in 1832 at the age of 95. -
John Peter Muhlenberg
was minister, who during one of his sermons enlisted more then a 100 men into the the continental army -
John Trumball SR
He was the only governor at the time the time to take up the rebel cause in the revolutionary war. -
Benjamin Rush
Was a founding father of the U.S. rush attended the continental congress and signed the declaration of independence. -
John Witherspoon
emigrated to the American colonies to become the president of the College of New Jersey, he became a vocal advocate for colonial independence and served New Jersey in the Continental Congress -
Declaration Of Independence
Statement adopted by the second continental congress meeting at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which announced the 13 colonies. -
E Pluribus Unum
out of many states or colonies they all come to being one united. -
Alexander Hamilton
A delegate to the constitutional convention and major author of the federalist paper, was the united states first secretary of the treasury. -
U.S. Constitution
Established americas national government and fundamental laws and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizen. -
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A renowned polymath, Franklin was a leading author, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman and diplomat. as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A renowned polymath, -
Bill Of Rights
A name for the first 10 amendments to the United States constitution. -
John Jay
John Jay was an American statesman, Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, signer of the Treaty of Paris, and first Chief Justice of the United States. -
Liberty
the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views -
James Madison
made a major contribution to the ratification of the constitution by writing the the federalist papers along with Alexander Hamilton John Jay in later years he was referred to as the Father of The Constitution -
Egalitarianism
of relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities -
In God we Trust
It was adopted as the nations motto as an replacement to the unofficial motto E Pluribus Unum. -
populism
a doctrine that appeals to the interests and conceptions (such as hopes and fears) of the general population, especially when contrasting any new collective consciousness push against the prevailing status quo interests of any predominant political sector. -
John Hancock
Was the first person to sign the declaration of independence and a governor of Massachusetts. -
laissez faire
a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
