Instructions: Identify the Following Terms

question 46

Short Answer

Instructions: Identify the following terms.
the Thirty Years' War and the Peace of Westphalia

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Definitions:

National Government

The organization responsible for governing a nation, typically composed of executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

Barron v. Baltimore

An 1833 United States Supreme Court case that held the Bill of Rights restricted only the federal government and not state governments, underscoring the federalism principle.

Nationalization

The process of transforming private assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government.

Takings Clause

Refers to a provision in the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that prohibits the government from taking private property for public use without just compensation.