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John Trumbull Sr.
He served as governor in both a pre-Revolutionary colony and a post-Revolutionary state. -
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John Witherspoon
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John Hancock
John Hancock was a merchant, smuggler, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. -
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Charles Carroll or Carroll the 3rd
Charles Carroll III to distinguish him from his similarly named relatives, was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. -
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John Jay
John Jay was an American statesman, Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States -
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Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. -
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John Peter Muhlenberg
John was an American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and political figure in the newly independent United States. -
Declaration Of Independence
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, drafted a written proclamation of independence. The Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Continental Congress meeting at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776. -
Liberty
the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. -
"E Plurbis Unum"
out of many, one -
"In God We Trust"
"In God We Trust" was adopted as the official motto of the United States in 1956 as an alternative or replacement to the unofficial motto of E pluribus unum. -
United States Consitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. The Constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government. -
Eminent Domain
the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. -
5th Amendment
The 5th Amendment protects a person against being compelled to be a witness against himself or herself in a criminal case. -
Bill Of Rights
Key People: James Madison, Thomas Jefferson.
The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. -
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Alex de Tocqueville
he was a French political thinker and work with setting up the Democracy in America. -
Egalitarianism
Egalitarianism is a trend of thought in political philosophy. -
Individualism
the habit or principle of being independent and self-reliant. -
Laissez-faire
a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering. -
Populism
Populism is a political doctrine that appeals to the interests and conceptions of the general population,
