tolerance

respecting and accepting others

bureaucracies

complex government systems

Fourth Amendment

protects "against unreasonable searches and seizures"

eminent domain

the government's right to take away private property for
public use

common law

laws based on precedent and customs

deportation

sending aliens back to their own country

Boston Tea Party

protest that caused Parliament to pass the Coercive Acts

Articles of
Confederation

the first United States constitution

free elections

allows people to express opinions on issues

popular sovereignty

the notion that power lies with the people